Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Management concerning provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 5013/2022/TPO which was made to protect trees at Queensgate, Maidstone.  It was noted that:

·  A TPO application was received for works to 10 no. Hornbeams located along the front boundary of Queensgate adjacent to the A20 (London Road) and the reduction of a small Cherry tree located in front of No. 12 Queensgate.

·  The works had been applied for under TPO No.24 of 1972, an old “Area TPO” which only protected trees which were present at the time of its making.  Very few of the trees now located on site were old enough to have been covered by this Order (including the trees subject to the application).  In light of the amenity value of the trees which were assessed to be worthy of protection, the Council made provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 5013/2022/TPO.

·  One objection was received during the statutory 28-day objection period.  However, it related to the description of the situation of one of the trees, not to the making of the Order itself.

RESOLVED:  That Tree Preservation Order No. 5013/2022/TPO be confirmed without modification.

Voting:  13 – For  0 – Against  0 – Abstentions