Conserve city’s trees and fight air pollution

~ Cardiff Civic Society

This letter was published in the Western Mail on 20 March 2019.  Later that day Cllor Iona Gordon changed her mind and voted against saving the trees, which was led directly to the developers plans being approved.

Dear Sir,

We must do more to protect our city trees, which play a vital role in tackling the air pollution which can lead to 2,000 deaths per year in Wales.

That’s why it was such good news that principled councillors on Cardiff’s planning committee decided to save precious mature trees in a conservation area at Suffolk House, Canton, from the developer’s axe.

We look forward with optimism to today’s planning meeting, where this decision is set to be confirmed, thus boosting our nation’s capital’s proud reputation as a green city.

Rob Cooper, Eirianedd Evans, Joy Lock, Elen Miles, Diana Morgan, Peter Morgan, Ceri Williams

Cardiff

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/western-mail-letters-wednesday-march-16000056

Published by Cardiff Civic Society

Cardiff Civic Society is a membership organisation and charity that aims to conserve, sustain and develop the natural and built environment of the city for the benefit of current and future generations. It is a charity whose objects are improving the built and natural environment of the city. Its role is to provide information and support, research and debate and, where necessary, to lobby local authorities, government and private interests to ensure the achievement of its aims. It runs conferences, workshops, education events and acts as a catalyst for other organisations with similar objectives to exchange ideas and develop skills. It also runs a programme of informal and social events for its members in buildings and places that demonstrate concern for the built environment.

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