Welsh Back developer safeguards an urban tree
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
A most unusual thing happened recently. A planning proposal last June for a redevelopment on Welsh Back included the felling of a mature London Plane Tree. Lots of people wrote to the planners pointing out the value of urban trees (they cleanse the air, cool the City, improve drainage and reduce flood risk, absorb CO2, provide a habitat for wildlife, and they are beautiful). This resulted in the developers withdrawing the application, saying that now that their attention had been drawn to the impact of the tree felling not just for local residents but also for the wider community they were going to reconsider their plans. They have now resubmitted their plans, with the tree remaining unharmed.
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