Says the force's planning expert, Marc Dias: "The proposed palm is white and therefore could suffer some attempts at graffiti and possibly the odd foolish attempts to climb the trunk for that all- important selfie.
"Ideally the surfaces should be easy to clean in the event of graffiti, and the trunk should ideally avoid the easy foot/handholds that would facilitate attempts at climbing."
Mr Dias further notes that no information has been forthcoming on the sturdiness of the pam, nor on the weight-bearing capacity of the trunk and leaves.
Before granting itself planning consent for the 22-metre illuminated 'tree', NELC has also been urged by Natural England to supply data on any potential impact on waders and other birdlife that feed on the nearby beach.
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