Developer fined £300,000 for felling "irreplaceable" redwood tree

A property developer and his company have been fined a total of £300,000 for ordering a 176-year-old giant redwood be cut down on land where 80 new homes were being built.

by Matthew Appleby
image: Google Street View
image: Google Street View

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