MP calls for more trees to be planted around Market Harborough town centre
Neil O’Brien MP is pushing for more trees to be planted across Market Harborough to make the town greener and more attractive.
New trees have been added near the police station, The Point Business Park and the leisure centre.
An area that could be used to plant new trees is on Coventry Road in front of Co-op Funeral Care.
Three former trees at the site have left tree stumps and existing tree pits.
Leicestershire County Council’s Forestry and Arboricultural team confirmed the tree pits are on private land belonging to the grounds management company for Co-op Funeral Care, rather than within the County Council’s highway boundary.
The council team have said the site would be a valuable location for replacement trees and will to contact the landowner to encourage planting and offer support where possible.
Neil said: “I am pleased that the County Council is looking at the site on Coventry Road and is willing to contact the landowner to see if the trees can be replaced.
“These kinds of small improvements can make a real difference to the look and feel of the town. There is a lot of hard standing in the area and replacing the trees into the existing tree pits would be a real improvement.
“I also want to see more trees across the town that will make our streets more attractive and add some greenery into built-up areas.
“Where there are suitable opportunities to plant new trees, I want to see us making the most of them.”