The
Committee considered the report of the Head of Development
Management concerning provisional Tree Preservation Order (TPO) No.
5004/2022/TPO which was made to protect a multi-stemmed Ash tree on
the southwest boundary to the rear of the property known as St
Cross, Linton Hill, Linton Maidstone, Kent. It was noted that:
·
The Order was made in response to a Conservation
Area notification to remove the tree.
·
The proposal and the amenity value of the tree had
been assessed and the tree was found to merit the protection of a
TPO based on its amenity contribution to the local landscape as
well as within the wider context of the large number of Ash trees
currently being lost to Ash dieback.
The proposal was viewed as inappropriate arboricultural management,
and it was considered expedient to make the tree the subject of a
TPO.
·
An objection had been received to the making of the
Order from the landowner. The Officers
considered that the reasons provided to support the objection were
not based on arboricultural grounds and were not sufficient to
outweigh the loss of a healthy mature tree.
The
Democratic Services Officer read out a statement on behalf of Mr
Cole, the landowner.
RESOLVED: That Tree Preservation Order No.
5004/2022/TPO be confirmed without modification.
Voting: 13
– For 0 –
Against 0
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