“In my experience, Bloor Homes are an incredibly arrogant company, who, yet again, are behaving exactly to type.

However, my primary concern, even beyond the tree itself, is for the safety of the children attending Holt Farm Junior and Infant Schools.

Given this, I have spoken this morning to C.Cllr Lee Scott, the Cabinet Member for Highways, to stress the potential dangers in this situation, to pupils attending both schools. In return, C. Cllr Scott has assured me that he is looking urgently at this whole situation and that he will regard safety as paramount in any further action he now takes.”