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[topchippyles]

Look at the cost of breaking the law 

 

Homeowner fined more than £60,000 after damaging protected 90-year-old tree so badly it had to be cut down - AOL

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A homeowner who damaged a 90-year-old cedar tree so badly that it had to be cut down has been fined more than £60,000. Stephen Lawrence had applied twice to his local council to...

 

[doobin]

That tree was gorgeous, and matched the house and surrounding area beautifully judging from that photo. Serves the old tosser right.

 

[topchippyles]

Expensive point to prove 

[Matthew Storrs]

Should have been felled on to his house to prove a point! 

[dumper]

Personally I think he got of light 

[monkeybusiness]

What a knob-jockey. I hope that’s enough money to make him wince.

[AHPP]

I think it's a nice tree but at the end of the day it's his tree. My sympathy is with him and anyone else who is told what they can and can't do with their own property. Anyone on here who's happy to see him penalised, I ask you whether you would be happy for other people to tell you what kitchen cupboards you're allowed?

[eggsarascal]

10 minutes ago, AHPP said:

I think it's a nice tree but at the end of the day it's his tree. My sympathy is with him and anyone else who is told what they can and can't do with their own property. Anyone on here who's happy to see him penalised, I ask you whether you would be happy for other people to tell you what kitchen cupboards you're allowed?

Most will have been told what kitchen cupboards they can have, the missus will see to that.

[Gary Prentice]

I saw this early and my first thoughts were that either it's been badly reported or that the LA weren't particularly thorough in their preparation for the prosecution. 

 

The article mentions the ring-barking but also drilling holes in the tree. Maybe they thought they had a slam dunk case but I'm wondering whether they didn't get any testing done for herbicide or they did, and the results were inconclusive. I'd be interested to know what really happened.

[Matthew Storrs]

12 minutes ago, AHPP said:

I think it's a nice tree but at the end of the day it's his tree. My sympathy is with him and anyone else who is told what they can and can't do with their own property. Anyone on here who's happy to see him penalised, I ask you whether you would be happy for other people to tell you what kitchen cupboards you're allowed?

I agree, I don’t like being told what to do so I’m not going to pay any tax anymore- not a penny it’s my money I can do what I like with it!