The convent, also known as La Eurana House, was demolished in 2009 to make way for car parking as part of a major expansion project by the owners of the Kincraig Plaza.
Developers Perks Property Investments yielded to community feedback at the time of the demolition when it retained the old oak tree on the site and promised to try and find a way to work the tree into the car park design.
But Perks CEO Richard Hayman said it became evident that it just wasn’t possible to include the tree in the plans.
“If the tree was to stay in its current location it would have meant the loss of at least 20 carparks and unfortunately it just didn’t work with the plans we have,” Mr Hayman said.
Perhaps surprisingly, Mr Hayman said there had been no complaints about the removal of the tree.
The full story is on page 3 of this week's Herald.
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