Glow in dark palms to be felled

Year while he decided what to do with them.

He said: “We’ve tried to make not just the inside but also the outside of the restaurant nice.

“Being on a main road can take its toll on the outside and we do try and paint the building every year.

“But the car park had become a bit of an eyesore. would abide with the inspector’s decision, which orders the trees’ removal by February.

He said he didn’t know what he would do with them and hadn’t had time to think what could be put in their place.

“We’ll leave them up through Christmas,” he said.

“We’ve always tried to work with the community.

“We’ve sponsored schools and done charity work. “But I’m too busy to think about it now and we’ll look at it in the new year.”

In his report, inspector Lee said: “There is no pretence at all at the trees being seen as a realistic facsimile of a palm tree or seeking to blend into the environment.

“The materials used, their bright colour and the fact they light up are all characteristics designed to draw the eye.

“As a result of their strident and striking colour and their overt artificial appearance, the trees are prominent features that create a jarring contrast with the nearby housing.

“As such, they are clearly incongruous and unsympathetic structures that are not appropriate in this location.”