{"id":7590,"date":"2010-01-26T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemiavillage.com\/?p=7590"},"modified":"2010-01-26T16:00:18","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T15:00:18","slug":"combermere-road-seven-trees-felled-one-pruned-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bohemiavillage.com\/?p=7590","title":{"rendered":"Combermere Road  seven trees felled, one pruned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7591\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bohemiavillage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bv\/204_313.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7591\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7591\" title=\"204_313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bohemiavillage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bv\/204_313.jpg\" alt=\"Combermere Road - where residents have felled their own trees.\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combermere Road - where residents have felled their own trees.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Retrospective planning permission is being sought for work carried out on various trees at 14-28 Combermere Road. The permission would apply to six felled ash trees, one felled Norway maple, and a lime whose branches have been pruned. According to Carol Boydell of Hastings Council&rsquo;s planning department, &lsquo;This application arose out of a misunderstanding between the contractor who carried out the work of felling these trees and the residents of the houses at 14-28 Combermere Road, who commissioned the work to be done. Each thought the other had applied for permission, but there doesn&rsquo;t seem to have been any attempt at deliberate deception, as the residents contacted the Council&rsquo;s own arboriculturalist, Chris Wilken, at an early stage.&rsquo;<br \/>\nThe trees in question were inside the boundaries of the clutch of properties concerned, and a further stand of trees already provides shade and greenery just inside the boundary hedge. &lsquo;Even though the trees were subject to a Tree Preservation Order,&rsquo; says Carol, &lsquo;Chris didn&rsquo;t see a problem with cutting them down except in the case of the Norway maple. The loss of that tree has left a bit of a gap. But the residents have agreed to plant a cherry in its place, and that should grow to a decent size in a few years, so any change to the street landscape should be short-term.&rsquo;<br \/>\nSheila Smith-Weller at 28 Combermere Road confirmed that the trees had been cut down as long ago as last year. &lsquo;It was in late summer, before the leaves came down. They were massive trees. Our ash towered over the house and cut out a lot of light. It&rsquo;s a lot brighter and sunnier indoors now. As I remember it, we were told to cut them down because they&rsquo;d got so big they were dangerous.&rsquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retrospective planning permission is being sought for work carried out on various trees at 14-28 Combermere Road. The permission would apply to six felled ash trees, one felled Norway maple, and a lime whose branches have been pruned. 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