An unlimited fine could be imposed over the felling of protected trees in Dumbarton after council chiefs reported it to the procurator fiscal.
A total of 33 trees, covered under a Tree Preservation Order, were hacked down in April – just days after a housing developer was given planning permission to build 81 houses on the site near Carmelite Monastery.
The controversial plans received more than 200 objections over environmental concerns and residents were left furious by the felling, which Slate Island Developments Ltd, the firm behind the housing plans, said was “unintentional”.
