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A district judge has said that the case of two men accused of cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap tree is too serious for magistrates' court, and...
The Vale of Glamorgan Council are looking to prosecute the people who were responsible for vandalising an oak tree and ash tree in Barry.
Blackheath Business Estate Plans The Mayor of London has declined to intervene in plans for a controversial development in Blackheath. GS8 and Vabel plan to demolish all business units in the Blackheath Business Estate to build 63 flats in two blocks of nine and seven storeys, along with a four-storey workspace building. Lewisham’s strategic planning committee approved their planning application in December by four votes to four with a casting vote from the chair. The development will see 36 mature trees with a value of £124,447 cut down. The trees will be...
By Vassili Papastavrou, Friday Feb 19, 2021 Another important tree is threatened with felling, and in response, the “Save the Ashley Down Oak” protest group has been formed. There is a platform in the tree and concerned residents are promising to occupy it for as long as needed. The failure to consult over the management of urban trees has once again meant that Bristol City Council is like a rabbit in the headlights, unaware that local people care so much about trees. Yet, all around the city, this is happening again and again as trees are being removed for a variety of reasons without an...
Meg Howarth, Islington, full address supplied, writes: Islington council’s claim that further environmental destruction at Highbury Corner is a price worth paying for a maximum of an additional 25 council homes on the existing Dixon Clark Court (DCC) estate - not 27 as spun by the town hall - is both absurd and misleading - but good to see that at least the High Court judges got the figure right (Judge permits Islington Council to evict eco-warriors). Unlike the other major geographical junctions in the borough - Angel and Archway - the DCC green screen of trees provides a public-realm ...