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This application is unacceptable and should be dismissed. It provides no details as required by Council and no justification is given for this highly impactful request.
In an area with many well established trees, the removal of 12 is excessive and should be rejected. The home was only recently purchased so the owner knew exactly what they were buying. If they wanted a desolate lot with no trees then there are many suburbs that resemble concrete jungles around Sydney.
This is simply appalling. Removing 12 well established trees for what reason?
Specially when trees have become indispensable to combat the urban heat effect and climate change. They are also home to native birds and possums.
It is shocking to keep seeing these type of requests. This must be rejected.
I agree with other comments that this application should be rejected.
It is more important than ever that trees be preserved on private property now that the Willoughby City Council is planting predominantly deciduous exotic trees in public spaces. We need the canopy, habitat and connectivity of these mature trees that are evergreen
In an area with many well established trees, the removal of 12 is excessive and should be rejected. The home was only recently purchased so the owner knew exactly what they were buying. If they wanted a desolate lot with no trees then there are many suburbs that resemble concrete jungles around Sydney.
The bullying of this local enclave that occurs by the same voices over and over again is disgusting. The council looks at each approval under it's own merits and doesnt need the same incessant petulant demands over and over and over ad nauseum.
Let the council do their job, and leave these poor people alone.
If their requests are unreasonable they will be denied.
Simple.
Love,
Michael
Michael
‘Bullying’ and ’disgusting’ are unnecessary and inaccurate words to describe people simply raising their genuine concerns about the removal of (an unusually large number of) trees. Raising concerns is the entire point of this platform (as you have just taken part in). The difference between their concerns and yours is that theirs is relevant and directed to the submission.
On that note, I agree that the removal of 12 trees sounds excessive and needs extra scrutiny. If the trees are a safety risk then of course removal should be considered but, to me at least, removing 12 trees sounds more like a “it’s hindering my view/renovation” scenario, which isn’t a good enough reason; if everyone did this we’d have no trees to appreciate. Also, this property was purchased in May this year (as others have noted) so surely the new owners realised the property had lots of trees prior to purchasing.
Regards
Dan
