Success for Haringey Tree Protectors
The Oakfield Road Plane is finally safe!
Over 4 years after first starting their campaign to save this magnificent street tree, the Haringey Tree Protectors were finally able to get together to celebrate a decision by Haringey Council to retain it after it was threatened by a subsidence claim.
The Plane Tree on Oakfield Road, N4, became the centre of a national media storm in March 2023 when it was swooped on by 24-hour security guards, entombed in white tarp and covered in scaffolding for a week. This security operation cost Haringey council a whopping £92,000. Residents, locals and campaigners protected it round the clock for 7 months in 2022 - with two separate legal actions that ended up in county court and the High Court.