I'm so allergic to the tree in my front garden it has left me burned and afraid to come home - but the council still won't let me cut it down

A woman who claims she is so allergic to the tree in her front garden it leaves her 'burned' and 'afraid to come home' has despaired at the council's unwillingness to let her chop it down. Mrs Anderson has undergone 'extensive' medical treatment and testing over the last two years but despite this doctors have not identified any other allergies that might be responsible, with the symptoms worsening day by day. Mrs Anderson has undergone 'extensive' medical treatment and testing over the last two years but despite this doctors have not identified any other allergies that might be responsible, with the symptoms worsening day by day Mrs Anderson moved into her property in Dereham Road with her husband and young daughter in 2022, and began to notice the unusual symptoms after just a few months 'These symptoms are so severe that I feel trapped in my home, embarrassed to go out and riddled with anxiety. The mother now believes the issue stems from the Scots pine tree in her front garden - a species known to cause reactions in some people - that is protected from being felled by a Tree Preservation Order The suspicion was reinforced by trips to different cities and countries, during which Mrs Anderson says her symptoms disappeared within hours of leaving her home The suspicion was reinforced by trips to different cities and countries, during which Mrs Anderson says her symptoms disappeared within hours of leaving her home. Mrs Anderson said: 'This tree is causing severe health issues that have drastically impacted my life, yet my repeated requests to the council for its removal have been disregarded.