NINE trees are set to be removed from a conservation area in St Asaph.

St Asaph Cathedral have submitted an application to Denbighshire County Council for the removal of nine trees located between the car park and footpath, adjacent to the A525.

The Cathedral also want to use equipment to move one lime tree.

The application form, listing the reasons behind the work, states: "The border where the trees stand is three metres wide. Limbs from the tree encroach into the road and car park.

"One of the trees is dead and there is some competition between some of the trees for space.

"As these trees continue to grow, maintenance costs - such as pruning - rise.

"Suggested re-plant with Beech Hedge which is more suitable for location and easier to maintain."

The lime tree has lower branches which are "encroaching" into the side road.

Responding to a public consultation, one resident commented: "As far as I am aware, the trees in question do not pose any risk to either the pedestrians or highway and neither do they impede the cars in the parking area.

"I am also not aware of any disease that my be impacting the trees or surrounding area.

"If this is the case, then any destruction of structures that house a variety of wildlife is in my opinion unnecessary unless more clearly explained."