Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Planning and Development concerning Tree Preservation Order No. 5052/2015 which was made to protect one Lime tree and one Sycamore tree located in the grounds of Danefield Court, Church Lane, Bearsted, a site lying within the Bearsted (Holy Cross) conservation area.

It was noted that the making of the Tree Preservation Order was considered to be an appropriate response to proposed pollarding works to the trees which would leave very little foliage, create very large topping wounds on the main stems and have a significant detrimental effect on the contribution that the trees made to amenity and local landscape quality.  An objection to the making of the Tree Preservation Order had been received from the Danefield Court Residents’ Association.  However, it was considered that the grounds for objection did not raise any issues or provide any new evidence to suggest that it was inappropriate to make the trees the subject of a Tree Preservation Order or that they should not continue to benefit from ongoing protection.

Mrs Horne of the Danefield Court Residents’ Association and Mrs Trodd, an individual objector, addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That Tree Preservation Order No. 5052/2015 be confirmed without modification.

Voting:  13 – For  0 – Against  0 - Abstentions