James Barney, who had access to a rich sea of funding , planned to build two holiday lets on the plot of land he had recently bought. He was ordered to pay £68,031 in fines and costs two month s ago.
James Barney, 35, was fined £1,000 on Tuesday for felling timber without a licence. Last month he was fined more than £65,000 for chopping down dozens of protected oak trees.
In a case before the court Tuesday, an attorney for Navy veteran Adolfo Arellano said exceptions should be made "in cases where it is truly deserving."