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More than 2,200 individuals have signed a petition in an effort to save lots of 160 mature timber on the South Shields Marine School website from being felled.
At the time of writing, 1,480 individuals have signed the net petition, with 800 extra signing a paper petition urging the mature timber to be saved on the Grosvenor Road website.
Fears have been raised that the wholesome timber will likely be faraway from the location when the college building is demolished.
Supporters of the petition are urging Avant Homes to incorporate the timber into the plans with the intention to not fell them.
Colin Porter, who lives close to to the Grosvenor Road website, is main the efforts and has highlighted that the timber have been there earlier than the present college buildings have been even constructed.
The 64-year-old mentioned: “People are up in arms about this, we’re constantly getting told that by the public that we need to go everything we can to save as many trees as possible because if we lose them, it will have a huge biological impact on the local area.
“Most of the trees on the site were there before they built the college. If they were able to build round them then, why can’t they build round them now?
“On Grosvenor Road, there is a weeping beech tree that has been there for generations and now Avant Homes want to fell it just to allow the demolition vehicles access to the site.
“It is a crime if that is allowed to be chopped down, this is essentially our Sycamore Gap and saving of these trees need to be included in the plans.
“We understand the need for more housing and we aren’t against that but there needs to be some protection given to the trees.”
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Rachael Milne, the Green Party Councillor for the Biddick and All Saints ward, is asking for one more evaluation to be carried out to see if the timber may be saved.
Cllr Milne commented: “It is the opinion of several tree surgeons that with adequate root protection in place it could be feasible to maintain the Grosvenor Road trees.
“I ask for a separate demolition company to conduct an assessment to determine if the trees on Grosvenor Road can be preserved during demolition.
“I can confirm South Tyneside Tree Officers are working hard to protect as many trees as possible here as I recently met with them.”
The Shields Gazette has contacted Avant Homes for a touch upon the matter.
