£3,000 court bill for woman who damaged protected tree in her garden
A Staffordshire woman has been forced to pay almost £3,000 after damaging a tree in her garden.
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Lesley Doram, from Lichfield, was ordered by a court to pay the sum after having unauthorised work carried out on a sycamore tree which is protected by a tree preservation order.
Mrs Doram pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined £1,500, reduced to £1,000 for an early guilty plea, as well as being ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £100 and costs to Lichfield District Council of £1,870 – a total of £2,970.
She appeared at Stafford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Lichfield council said the case proved 'how seriously' tree preservation orders are taken.
