So I wrote a letter and got this back. Not sure it's worth replying to. His email address should anyone wish to follow up themselves is: DonnellyS@ealing.gov.uk. Nothing Ealing Council does surprises me anymore. I don't expect them to do anything for "us", it all seems to be for "them"."Thank you raising the matter of the Homebase site and the trees.I've made some enquiries with the Planning Department, and they tell me that, although some of the trees on that site were indeed the subject of TPOs, their removal was accepted as part of the planning permission for the approved scheme. There will be new replacement planting resulting in a net increase in the number of trees on the site. I am told that, notwithstanding the existing TPOs, some of the cherry trees referred to were not in the best condition.I appreciate that you are disappointed by the loss of the trees, but the action taken by the developer was not, as I understand it, a breach of the existing planning permission. I have seen mention elsewhere that a representative of Barratt Homes gave a verbal commitment to retain the trees: I'm not in a position to comment on that, but it's clearly very unfortunate and unhelpful if a false impression was given to residents by the developer.best regards,SteveCouncillor Steve DonnellyLabour Member for East Acton WardLondon Borough of Ealing"
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