A TREE preservation order has been placed on trees in Ledbury.

The trees - two Douglas fir, four silver birch, one field maple, one copper beech, one cherry, one yew and one sweet chestnut - on land at Larkrise, Knapp Lane, have been saved after Herefordshire Council was alerted to an outline planning application in November last year.

If the proposed development of the site was allowed to go ahead a number of the trees would have been felled.

Although there was an objection against the cherry tree being included under the order, all of the trees cannot be lopped or felled without prior consent.

Characteristics making the trees worthy of retention included their maturity, form and prominent position.

Senior landscape officer Chris Mayes said: "The trees in question are ideally suited to the size and scale of domestic development in which they grow.

"They are considered to make a significant contribution to the public amenity of the area."