Lidl claims trees cut down in Shrewsbury sparking backlash were 'not of environmental significance'
A supermarket giant has claimed trees that have been removed from a site on the outskirts of Shrewsbury were "not of environmental significance".
Lidl recently confirmed it has begun work for the future development of a plot of land in Bicton Heath to the west of Shrewsbury.
The land, next to the Co-op store on Welshpool Road, was purchased by the supermarket giant on January 24 this year.
In the weeks since the site was acquired by the supermarket giant, some of the hedgerows around the site have been removed - seemingly without permission.
Bowbrook Councillor Alex Wagner said he had been in contact with planning enforcement about the removal of the trees, and questioned how it could have been allowed to have happened.
