Toby Carvery settles dispute over felling of 500-year-old oak with orchard restoration agreement
Mitchells & Butlers Retail, which operates Toby Carvery, has settled a legal dispute with Enfield Council over the unauthorized felling of a 500-year-old oak tree by agreeing to fund orchard restoration and pay legal costs. The tree was partially cut down in April 2023 at a restaurant car park in north London, sparking public outrage and parliamentary questions. The settlement includes funding for 1,000 new trees and restoration of a community orchard, though tree experts dispute the company's claim that the felling was necessary for safety reasons.
Mitchells & Butlers Retail (M&B), which operates the Toby Carvery restaurant chain, has settled a legal dispute with Enfield Council over the unauthorized partial felling of a 500-year-old oak tree adjacent to a Toby Carvery car park in Whitewebbs Park, north London, in April 2023. The incident prompted widespread public outrage, parliamentary questions, and eviction proceedings initiated by the council, which described the action as "a reckless act." Under the settlement announced Wednesday, M&B will fund the restoration of an orchard in Enfield's Ridgeway corridor, plant 1,000 additional trees, pay for treatment of the oak's remains, and cover the council's legal costs. M&B maintains the felling was necessary for safety reasons based on professional advice, though tree experts have disputed this claim and stated the oak has little chance of survival due to the damage. The settlement includes a joint statement in which M&B apologizes for the upset caused, and both parties have declared the matter closed.
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The specific amount of the financial settlement was not disclosed. Additionally, the outcome of the judicial review by Guardian of Whitewebbs regarding Enfield's planning permission for Tottenham Hotspur's women's football training academy, scheduled to be heard later that month, is not included.
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Toby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oak
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