What type of tree is this?

Hello!

My neighbours, who don't really do 'consultation', and who are out of the country, this week had some workers in to do some landscaping and when I arrived home I found a new 4m high tree about 2m-3m from our house.

I've attached a couple of photos taken from our bedroom window. Photo is south-west facing.

I have two concerns:
1. How tall is it likely to get and is it going to get more bushy and block light to our bedroom and living room (which is directly below)?
2. Is 2m-3m from our house sufficient to avoid root damage to our property?

To that end I guess the first step is to try and identify what type of tree it is. Any help much appreciated!

 

The law allows you to terminate it at your boundary, ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND....

 

That's true, but I won't know that roots have damaged my foundations until its too late.

 

Consider digging down along the boundary and installing bamboo root control material refill trench and it wont bother your foundations.

 

Appreciate the replies.

I believe they are builders not landscapers as they've been working extensively on the house and now they are digging trenches and laying paving. I doubt they would know what type of tree it is which is why I thought I'd try asking here. But if I can catch the builders next week I will ask.

Our exterior wall is our boundary so we cannot do anything to mitigate outside of our wall, its all the neighbours garden. I'm trying to get enough evidence to make a case to have it moved. Based on previous experience I don't think asking them nicely will be of any consequence.

Here is another photo in case it helps? Thanks!

 

I'd go for Robinia "frista".
Or Gleditsia "sunburst"

 

I think we need to see a bigger picture ideally from the road outside.
I cant get any perspective as to how close this is.

 

Many thanks all and thank-you Pete for coming up with some names, that's a big help. I'll see if my local council are willing to give me some support.
If I can get a photo from the other side I'll post it here.

 

Need clear pics to show the leaves.
Already a tall tree ..it will get bigger.
It will have cost your neighbour a fortune.

If it is Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia then there is a mega problem with disease all over UK.
We had a fab one in old garden..it died. Pic below.

see link for leaf shape/detail.

Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia leaf - Recherche Google

Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ problems / RHS Gardening

 

Please have a look at these..it may help.


Tree influencing distance information for property insurance - Clarke Williams Ltd Insurance Brokers

A list of trees and the recommended safe distance from buildings
Sorry quote doesn't seem to work.

Species Normal Mature Height (M) Safe Distance (M)
Apple / Pear 12 10
Ash 23 21
Beech 20 15
Birch 14 10
Cypress 25 20
Cherry 17 11
Damson 12 11
Elm 25 30
Hawthorn 10 12
Holly 14 6
Horse Chestnut 20 23
Laburnum 12 9
Laurel 8 6
Magnolia 9 5
Maple 21 20
Oak 24 30
Pine 29 8
Plane 30 22
Plum 12 11
Poplar 28 35
Sycamore 24 17
Spruce 18 7
Walnut 18 14
White Beam / Rowan 12 11
Willow 24 40
Yew 12 5