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Story summary
- Bill Buckler, a property developer, was fined £20,000 for illegally felling 28 trees to build a pool house in Canford Cliffs, Poole.
- Natural England permitted the removal for conservation but later found it damaged the Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Buckler continued construction despite warnings, leading to further fines totaling £19,999.
- Natural England confirmed the SSSI's geological features are permanently damaged.
- The High Court dismissed Buckler's appeal as meritless.
