THE reduction of two oak trees, one by three metres, has been approved by the town hall because of concerns it could damage a Withycombe home.

THE reduction of two oak trees, one by three metres, has been approved by the town hall because of concerns it could damage a Withycombe home.

But Cllr Trevor Cope said: “We are seeing these problems time and again when developers build homes so close to trees and we are losing these trees when owners find they grow and affect their homes.”