Businesswoman Ann Gloag has been ordered to replace an old oak tree she had cut down in the grounds of her Kinfauns Castle home.
The tree was removed by workmen during the construction of a three- bedroom house.
Mrs Gloag had been given planning permission for the development on condition that certain trees including the oak were left untouched.
A Perth and Kinross Council inspector noticed the felled tree when he visited the estate to discuss a new planning application.
Mrs Gloag’s representatives said the tree was taken down on the advice of tree surgeons because it was rotting.
They stressed she had always intended to replace it.
In a report on Mrs Glaog’s latest plan to modify the house, a planning officer wrote: “The previous application was approved with a condition requiring that the remaining trees on the site be retained and protected.
“The development monitoring officer, on visiting the site, identified that this condition had been breached.”
