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Teacher's tree trimmer plea rejected by council

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Vincent
Published date07 August 2022
Publication titleSunday Sun
Celia Senior, 57, applied for permission to trim the overgrown lime tree, which is protected by a tree preservation order, on her Brompton Walk property but was notified that her application had been refused. A letter from Darlington Council's planning team said the proposed work would result in a "significant detrimental impact" on the visual amenities of the tree and the surrounding area

This is a cause of great frustration for the primary school teacher, who has said she simply wants to manage the tree and thinks it will be healthier for it if the work is done.

She doesn't understand why the council have refused permission for the work, which has been recommended by an arborist and will be paid for in full by the homeowner.

The mother-of-two said: "It's been quite stressful. I'm quite a resilient person, but I do get quite fed up with it. Someone could say, well you could move, and I could, but I like where I live and it would be a shame because I like the tree. It just needs to be managed, that's all."

The application was refused a month after its submission, and Celia appealed the decision with the planning inspectorate in January this year, but seven months later she is yet to hear about the request.

Her main concern is that if the tree is not appropriately managed it will continue to grow past its current 72ft and could risk damage to her house.

An arborist's report, paid for by Celia, from December 2021 stated that while the tree is healthy, it is large for its location and "without suitable management this...

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