The two-storey detached home is due to be sold off, the report states. Before the application was given the green light, nearby residents objected to the plans, saying the tree is ‘significant’ to the street scene and to the local wildlife. However, planning officers sided with the engineer’s survey, adding if they did not approve the removal, the council would be ‘liable’ to a compensation claim of around £188,000. Planning officers approved for the tree to be cut down Plans to prevent the root problem were looked into by the applicant such as a ‘root barrier’ and ‘hydration scheme’ but were ‘discounted’.