Bath & North East Somerset Council has raised no objection to an application to fell approximately 17 tall trees at a farm on the edge of Bath.
Leylandii trees | Library image
The line of mature leylandii trees lie along the boundary of Rohannon Farm and Weston Farm Lane at Upper Weston and are more than 80ft high, approximately 25 metres.
The trees don’t have Tree Preservation Orders but are in a conservation area.
Most are said to be in a poor condition and some have already shed limbs.
The leylandii will be felled over a two-year period, avoiding the bird nesting season.
They will be replaced with a mixed native hedgerow including some specimen trees such as rowan or silver birch.
