A grandmother-of-eight has to put her “lights and heating on in July” because the trees outside her Yorkshire home block out the daylight.
Julie White, 60, has pleaded with Leeds City Council to prune back the trees in the publicly-owned woodland next to her house, on Deanswood Close in Alwoodley. She says the trees have grown to such a height and thickness that they now shroud several properties on the cul-de-sac in darkness. The council said it did not “routinely” carry out pruning to “mitigate shade”, but added that action would be taken over three trees in the woodland on safety grounds.
It’s not their fault, it’s the policy that’s at fault. It more or less says trees are more important than people. That’s the problem and it’s the policy needs changing.” A spokesperson for Leeds City Council said it took all issues relating to trees seriously. They added: “Our priorities are trees that pose a risk to persons or property and we do not routinely carry out pruning or removal in order to mitigate shade.
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