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A full-sized ["adult"?] beech tree sheds all its leaves in autumn, so it then would not be a hedge, right? And you specifically said you don't want to be cleaning up leaves, either. I have a large beech in my garden [25-30m tall], the handful of branches at head height don't shed their leaves...

What's on the piece of paper at the top? Hopefully details of the manufacturer/model number

Does a wall plate actually need to be continuous to work? Ie, could the OP dig out the rotten wall plate in sections and insert replacements?

Keep it pruned small. As discussed, it won't lose its leaves over winter when kept small. Ie, it's a suitable candidate for hedging. They're a native species, they're cheap and they're abundant. They come in green and dark purple.

Acers are absolutely lovely and come in a wide range of bark and leaf colours and shapes, but they're not fast growing and will be expensive to acquire if you don't have patience. For example, I bought two Katsura exactly 5y ago at "15-20 cm" [it says in the email] and they are now both about 2m...

To stop it from running away.

Where did you get the pictures from? Whatever site you got the pictures from is surely the best place to start. The examples you've given don't appear to have legs, so presumably it isn't necessary? Whatever that type of hinge/mount is is specifically designed for this purpose, I reckon.

He doesn't have an E7 tariff, he just wants to be able to switch between two elements, whilst making sure that only one can come on at a time.

Concrete post would be a waste in that location, given that you already have something substantial to attach it to, and the loadings will be small enough not to worry about. You are presumably going to have to make up your own panel [or cut one down] anyway, for that gap? I am assuming you're...

Is there an exact description of how the post is rated at 10y? If it's 10y when in contact with the ground then you will be able to exceed that when bolted to a concrete spur.

J&K posted in here about how fitting a worktop after someone else has done the cabinets is usually a nightmare because they rarely manage to get them adequately square and level. Something to think about!

Prune the roots before moving them [6 months before, according to this]: https://blog.davey.com/tree-transplanting-cutting-tree-roots-without-killing-a-tree/ I suggest doing some research on each species of tree you want to move. And budget for some replacements, if you really like them...

This "should have bolted it up" implies that if one doesn't promptly secure the worktop down when it arrives, then it's just going to spontaneously warp itself or split. That can't be right, surely?

If you see "Z" in a timestamp, that's UTC - zero hours offset from UTC, supposedly.

Don't forget about snow loading [I assume it occasionally snows, even in leafy Berkshire].