Grand old Cleethorpes Monterey Cypress tree spared the chop because of its amenity value to the area

                                                 

Not much seems to grown under the canopy of the conifer

A LANDMARK tree in a Cleethorpes back garden has been  spared the chop.

An application was received by North East Lincolnshire Council for the 10-metre tall Monterey Cypress at Benjamin's Walk to be felled because of ;

* Natural daylight being blocked

* Bird droppings

* Fallen pine needles clogging  drains and gutters.

* A neighbour's concerns over the safety of an overhanging branch.

However, NELC's trees supremo Paul Chaplin has refused to grant consent for felling because of the tree's amenity value in the area.

By way of compromise, Mr Chaplin has given the nod for the tree to be reduced to 9-metres in height and for lopping of  some of the branches.

The application was submitted not by the occupants of the house but by a Humberston man who is believed to own the property.