Historic pear trees still not replaced in Brockworth
HISTORIC pears trees chopped down in Brockworth have still not been replaced by developers.
David Wilson Homes was told it had to replace them after an "error" saw them felled in August.
But it is yet to reveal when it will do so.
The chopping down of the trees was a breach of the company's planning permission to build 72 homes on the site.
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Horrified residents branded the act "environmental vandalism" and demanded the company be properly punished.
Tewkesbury Borough Council told the company it must replace the trees within three months.
The penalty for non-compliance with the notice is a maximum fine of £1,000.
Tewkesbury Borough Council's development control manager Paul Skelton said: "The notice served required the developers to replace the trees by the end of November. "We have had regular discussions with the developers, who have indicated that they intend to replace the trees within the specified timeframe."
Comments
by bonzaharris1
Saturday, October 27 2012, 7:30PM
“Suspend planning permission until they have planted them. They will soon comply then.”
by FreeRadical1
Saturday, October 27 2012, 3:17PM
“Quite honestly, the real story here is that the developers and so-called tree surgeon were allowed to get away with their environmental vandalism. There is still plenty of time to 'replace' the pear trees (about five weeks). Why wasn't the tree surgeon named and shamed?”