The 320-home development in Higher Bartle will now boast a less leafly look after highways bosses raised concerns that the foliage could interfere with visibility when drivers are approaching junctions and pulling out of driveways. A meeting of Preston City Council’s planning committee heard that the number of trees proposed for the plot - east of Sandy Lane and west of Tabley Lane - was considered by town hall planners to be a “key strength” of the scheme. >>> Sign up for our free newsletters .
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. However, roads officials at Lancashire County Council objected to the plans, warning of the “adverse effects” of the trees. The highways authority said that the blueprint for the Taylor Wimpey and Bloor Homes development had failed to include so-called “visibility splays”, which ensure good lines of sight for motorists.
The applicants subsequently submitted amended plans with those features incorporated for the junction and driveway locations closest to the proposed trees. However, city council planning officer Patrick Marfleet said some trees had also been “taken out” in order to respond to County Hall’s “quite strong stance" on the issue. Planning committee deputy chair Sara Holmes noted that while the “main thoroughfares�.