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The tree in Dent after the work was carried out.

A second person has been convicted after a healthy tree was damaged in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Dent tree surgeon Ian Middleton was fined £700 at York Crown Court and was ordered to pay £1,300 costs to the national park authority, which brought the prosecution.

Middleton carried out work severely cutting back the 200-year-old sycamore at High Laning caravan and campsite at the village in Cumbria. A member of the public complained about the work, prompting enforcement action by the authority.

Middleton had entered a not guilty plea at York Magistrates’ Court on 14 January, when his co-accused, Margaret Taylor of High Laning admitted breaching section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act and was fined £2,000 plus costs.

However, he pleaded guilty at the crown court last week.

A national park authority spokesperson said: “The crown court judge made clear that Ian Middleton was misled by Margaret Taylor into thinking that the work on the tree was permissible.

“However, the judge also pointed out that Dent was a well known conservation area and that Mr Middleton should have known that checks were needed before carrying out any work.”

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6 minutes ago, fagus said:

The tree in Dent after the work was carried out.

A second person has been convicted after a healthy tree was damaged in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Dent tree surgeon Ian Middleton was fined £700 at York Crown Court and was ordered to pay £1,300 costs to the national park authority, which brought the prosecution.

Middleton carried out work severely cutting back the 200-year-old sycamore at High Laning caravan and campsite at the village in Cumbria. A member of the public complained about the work, prompting enforcement action by the authority.

Middleton had entered a not guilty plea at York Magistrates’ Court on 14 January, when his co-accused, Margaret Taylor of High Laning admitted breaching section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act and was fined £2,000 plus costs.

However, he pleaded guilty at the crown court last week.

A national park authority spokesperson said: “The crown court judge made clear that Ian Middleton was misled by Margaret Taylor into thinking that the work on the tree was permissible.

“However, the judge also pointed out that Dent was a well known conservation area and that Mr Middleton should have known that checks were needed before carrying out any work.”

been to Dent many moons ago working railway deveg....stiff old climb from garsdale up to it, beautiful part of the country when the sun is shinning

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9 hours ago, sbyorkshire said:

Never trust the client, even the little old dears.................

 

Check for yourself - always. Given an approval letter, check the ref on line.

Been there before, been given a doctored one in the past, not going down that road again. If anything have a better working relationship with the TO now.

 

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On 25/02/2020 at 09:21, sbyorkshire said:

Never trust the client, even the little old dears.................( cos they are the Worst ones!!!) 

 

Check for yourself - always. Given an approval letter, check the ref on line.

Slight correction there ? k

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On 25/02/2020 at 09:21, sbyorkshire said:

Never trust the client, even the little old dears.................

 

Check for yourself - always. Given an approval letter, check the ref on line.

Used to repair cars n stuff. The amount of people that’d turn up or phone claiming ‘’yes, yes, the insurance have given the go ahead for repairs’’.. even before the assessor had been.

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