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Tree felling goes ahead despite Sneinton campaign
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Nottingham City Council approved the removal of two trees outside The Jamia Masjid Sultania and Education Centre in Sneinton, Nottingham, despite local campaign efforts to save them.
- The mosque cited health, safety, and structural concerns, including roots damaging the pavement and causing injury risks, as reasons for applying to fell the trees.
- Local resident Kerry Warwick expressed heartbreak over the loss, emphasizing the environmental importance of the mature trees and lamenting the lack of prior notice about the council's decision.
- The mosque chairman, Nadim Khan, stated plans to replant new trees in the area once a suitable solution is found to prevent future structural issues.
- A tree protection order requires council permission for tree removal; while six trees had an earlier removal request denied, permission was granted for these two with conditions to replace them nearby.
