A housebuilder has apologised after trees on a building site were cut down by accident. Bellway Homes said the demise of an oak and Scots pine were due to a "miscommunication" following amendments to a tree report.
The company has outline planning permission for up to 850 new homes and a primary school at Parc Mawr, Penllergaer - one of the largest residential schemes in Swansea for decades. A Bellway Homes spokesman confirmed two trees had been felled by mistake. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
"The trees were on the periphery of the planned development and would not have impacted the construction of new homes on the site, so we are sorry for this error," he said. "As soon as Bellway discovered the error, we contacted Swansea Council and have agreed to plant ten trees by way of mitigation, including Scots pine, oak, maple and rowan."
