New trees near foul runs/IC

[LA3222]

Neighbour has messaged me about wanting to plant a load of new trees in the middle of shared driveway on part owned by them. This happens to be slap bang next to where my newly laid foul run goes through and within a couple of metres of my new IC.

 

Am I being unreasonable in being concerned about potential damage caused by roots years down the line? The IC is a standard plastic jobby, fit for purpose but tree resistant? so I am concerned that a big old tree with hefty roots is not the best thing to be sticking next to it?

 

Just after a sanity check.

 

TIA

 

 

 

Edited May 19, 2020 by LA3222

[nod]

There’s very little you can do if it is there land The roots shouldn’t bother your drains in the near future 

[Mr Punter]

I would doubt it would cause an issue but maybe alert him to your concerns.  Planting trees down the centre of a shared drive sounds unusual.

[SiBee]

The houses in our cul de sac are about 16 years old. The boundary between next door and his neighbour has been planted with mixed hedging plants. Our shared drains run underneath these and an access man hole is bang in the middle of the hedge. I know the original neighbour next door but one planted specifically to hide the eyesore man hole cover. Every year for the last three years the drains have backed up due to blockages caused by the roots finding a way in. Drain man just shakes his head but he likes the regular income.