The
Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning and
Development.
The
Landscape Officer advised the Committee that:
·
The Council received a request to assess trees at
Uptons Farmhouse, Lees Road,
Laddingford for potential Tree
Preservation Order (TPO) protection.
Following an assessment, a provisional TPO was made on 14 December
2020 to protect one Lime tree and one Yew tree. The Council had received an objection to the
making of the Order.
·
It was considered that the two trees merited
protection on amenity grounds and that it was expedient to confirm
the Order due to the threat of inappropriate future management that
would be harmful to the trees’ amenity value or life
expectancy.
·
It was not considered that the reasons for objection
to the making of the Order demonstrated that the trees did not
merit protection nor that it was inappropriate for the Council to
seek to retain control over future works proposals.
·
It was therefore recommended that the Order be
confirmed without modification.
Mr
Stokes addressed the meeting, objecting to the making of the Tree
Preservation Order.
Dr
Wetton addressed the meeting in support
of the making of the Tree Preservation Order.
RESOLVED: That Tree Preservation Order No.
5009/2020/TPO be confirmed without modification.
Voting: 12
– For 0 –
Against 0
– Abstentions