A worried resident whose house was damaged by a falling branch from a much-admired Corsican pine tree has been told it can't be cut down. The 70ft tree is on Swansea Council-owned land in West Cross - on the boundary of YGG Llwynderw - and adjacent to the rear garden of The Lodge, whose owner Alan Evans wants it to be felled. Mr Evans claimed the tree marginally sat on his land.
He said the falling five-metre branch damaged the corner of his roof when it was blown off during an intense storm in February 2022. The following month the council served a notice to have the Corsican pine protected by a tree preservation order (TPO).
A month later Mr Evans, who opposed the provisional TPO along with the headteacher of YGG Llwynderw, applied to the council to fell the tree having had it examined by an arboriculturalist. The tree expert said there was evidence of a disease known as tip blight, which could lead to branch failure, and also insect boreholes. There were 46 objections to the application, although some weren't from people in Swansea. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
