"The first 5 trees in the scheme were planted on Trilby Road"

- doesnt this sort of prove my point? Trilby Road was already leafy with a lot of street trees (AND it has speed restriction, which is actually my main grumble of the moment - but thats for another thread).

I dont think I will bother the councillors with a quest to track down all the new trees in the ward - I'm not that obsessed! - but I think I will ask the planning dept about those ones that were promised up by the underpass. Thanks Michael and Perryman for the info.

regards,
Victor Meldrew