Posted in News Mother, 40, illegally chopped down protected giant tree on her driveway because it was a ‘nuisance’ that blocked drains and bashed against her home – but is spared fine after insisting she did it for the benefit of her street June 24, 2024 Kelly Palmer, 40, smiled as she left court after admitting she paid a tree surgeon to chop down the ash because it blocked drains and regularly bashed against her home in Shirley, West Midlands. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13562013/Mother-hired-tree-surgeon-chop-tree-avoids-fine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490