A resident has set up a petition in an effort to protect trees in a village near Amersham, which has now been signed by over 1,300 people.
Set up by Matt Jones on Friday, January 31, the petition asks for support for a tree preservation order, and objects to the “illegal” fencing, gate and entrance off Village Road in Coleshill.
The petition alleges that tree surgeons Bartlett Tree Experts acted on behalf of landowners Rosary Estates Ltd to cut down trees off Village Road just before Christmas with a felling permit, but that there was no permission for the fences that were later installed in the area. The petition adds that a temporary tree preservation order has been put in place by the council since then, with the trees required to be replanted.
The petition says: “There is a way to proceed with any development that impacts people and the area they live in or use. However, for the selfish, there is always an opportunity to just do it and ignore the usual procedures and permissions.
“At no time was there any communication with the village, no apologies for the incessant noise, vehicles parked carelessly, no coning off of the working areas. A complete shambles, driven through as quickly as possible.
“We might take comfort from the fact that the area contained by the mighty fence might soon be littered with tiny plastic tubes, and one day, in about 40 years’ time, there will be trees again.”
View the petition at www.shorturl.at/dGFlw
Rosary Estates Ltd, Bartlett Tree Experts and Buckinghamshire Council have been contacted for comment.
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