Call for delay on tree planting

Call for delay on tree planting

The company are required by the Planning Department to carry out ‘landscaping’ within 30 days of masts being erected but have today applied for an extension on 12 of their sites. They argue that if they plant mature trees there is a chance that they will die and want until 27 October to do the best job they can of hiding the masts from view. Airtel managing director David Watson said that advice from experts is that now is not the best time to be planting trees. ‘Experts are against planting at this time of year because there is a very big risk of mature trees dying,’ he said. ‘We will commence the programme but we have got to be careful that these things survive.’ Mr Watson said that they will get on with landscaping the most visually intrusive masts as soon as possible but they ‘just need a bit longer’. ‘The more exposed sites will be done first,’ he said. The applications, put out to consultation by Planning this week, are at Le Route Orange, St Brelade; Rue du Cerf, St John; Mont Felard, St Lawrence; Chasse Mallet, Grande Route de Rozel and Mont Mallet in St Martin; Route de L’Aleval and Rue des Landes in St Peter; Route du Rondin, St Mary and Rue de la Guilleaumerie, Rue de la Piece Mauger, Route de la Trinite in Trinity.

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