TREE IN BRIGG CONSERVATION AREA CAN BE FELLED, COUNCIL SAYS

North Lincolnshire Council has agreed that a tree within the Brigg Conservation Area can be felled.
The local authority says it has decided not to make a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) in respect of a gingko  tree at The Gables, on Bigby Road.
The council also has no objection to a plan to 'crown reduce' a holly tree at the same address.
A statement submitted to  planners explained the trees were close to houses and a busy footpath and suggested "the works need to be carried out as soon as possible."
The ginkgo has suffered a large amount of rot at the base and there is a sizeable crack forming between the two stems, the statement explained.
The council has informed the applicant that  "the work described" needs to be completed within two years.
A council assessment report concluded: "Both of these trees are situated in the front garden of the property and can be seen within the street scene, but due in part to other larger trees in the proximity neither are considered to be significant from public view points and they are not good specimens of the species. Taking all of this into account, a decision is to be made of no TPO."