This means it is a Whitebeam wanting to grow to around 12 metres in height - suggest it would be easier if you remove altogether as it is going to be almost impossible to keep pruning it back!

Agree with MG's answer - it'll always be a problem because its just too big to be under a telephone wire. Unfortunate, but wrong plant wrong place...

Thank you both. Well it looks like it doesn't matter if wait now :-). I was so pleased with myself finding the label in the dirt. Think previous owner was trying to hide pole as it is in the corner of garden. They have also grown ivy up pole but it is now at the top so spent afternoon starting to cut it down. With tree and ivy gone going to have big gap there as there is also countless blackthorn growing around it. Later will have to ask for some suggestions of filling it as the boarder is about 20ft deep. Thanks again

Openreach do cut trees that are growing into telephone wires with no charge to you though.

Thank you Sue.I know they used to but my friend down in Kent has ivy growing up her pole and every year open reach used to cut it but last year they didn't and she had to pay for someone to come and do it. She was told by open reach they no longer do it, but I will look into it to see if just an area thing.

Hard luck - they still do here. Sorry about that.