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Corporate Wreckers Trash Woodland

imc mcr | 27.10.2004 17:30 | Ecology

A valuable piece of urban woodland, a former millpond in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire is under threat from development, ironically as a site for 10 alleged 'eco homes'. On the 19th October security guards and a chainsaw crew descended on the site, owned by a called Green Tops Ltd, in an assault which has been dubbed by locals 'Chainsaw Tuesday'.

Many trees on the site are covered by a tree preservation order. This did not prevent a chainsaw massacre taking place when the developer arrived with tree surgeons and security to take out as many trees as possible to clear the site for development. No planning application has yet been submitted.

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battle of the millpond
battle of the millpond

battle of the millpond
battle of the millpond


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a planned strategy?

16.11.2004 22:24

Correct me if wrong, the matter deserves research (surely already being carried out), this is just a flying leaf: companies linked to developers, eg Green Tops Ltd. (a name to remember) purchase land for the purpose of later "developing" it; get some kind of legal cover and ruthlessly wreck the woodlands. Cynical, yes: using green slogans and ecologic appeal... imo the key here are the legal grounds. Radical lawyers needed.

naturalborncurious