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Protected trees could be torn down to make way for 1,400 new homes
Protected trees on the edge of Somerset's county town could be torn down to allow more than 1,400 new homes to be built. Persimmon Homes South West and Redrow Homes put forward joint plans in December 2021 for phase two of the Monkton Heathfield urban …