Published: January 8, 2008
Burnham holiday park's plan to fell 48 trees met with council objection

Controversial plans by a Burnham-On-Sea holiday park to fell 48 protected trees on its property have been met with objections by town councillors.

Burnham Holiday Village wants to fell a long line of trees that have grown beside homes in Maple Drive, pictured above.

But the trees have a Protection Order on them and members of Burnham Town Council's Planning Committee have voiced their concerns about how the loss of the trees will impact the local environment.

"Felling the trees would expose neighbouring properties to noise and overlooking from the Holiday Village, since the trees act as a shield," explained Committee Chairman Cllr Peter Clayton on Monday (January 7th).

"Whilst members understand the need to remove the trees for health and safety reasons, this is a particularly high number of trees to fell in one year and we would like to see a more phased approach that would allow time for replanting to be effective."

The council has logged an objection against the proposal and the final decision now rests with Sedgemoor District Council.