Published in the Portsmouth News on Tuesday 14th February 2012
CONCERNS about the loss of trees has prompted a leisure centre to have a rethink on controversial sign plans.
Horizon Leisure Centre had sought permission from Havant Borough Council to fell two large ash and London plane trees because they obscured the signs on the side of its building, in Civic Centre Road, Havant.
In the summer months the signs are completely covered up by leaves and branches.
Although the application was approved by the cabinet last year green campaigners and councillors called for the decision to be looked at by a separate scrutiny panel.
That panel concluded that it must go back to the cabinet for reconsideration but the Leisure Centre withdrew its proposals before the meeting.
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