article_snippet: John Batty, for Barnes, said South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court was ‘extremely embarrassed’ and that it was a big mistake that ‘should never have happened’.
article_snippet: Miss Hartley, said: ‘It is the prosecution case that the unlawful felling has opened up the view and this has the potential to increase the saleability of the property.
article_snippet: ‘The court must have regard to any financial benefit that has been accrued or likely to accrue as a consequence of the offence.
article_snippet: After the prosecution case, Miss Hartley said the unlawful felling of such a large number of trees had a significant detrimental impact on the environment, particularly in the loss of habitat for birds and other wildlife.