Agenda item

A report of the Head of Strategic Support is attached.

A report of the Head of Strategic Support was submitted setting out details of the Tree Preservation Order served on the above site, the objection received to the Order and the comments of the Head of Planning and Regeneration on the issues raised by the objection (item 5 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

The Principal Solicitor assisted with the consideration of the report.

The Head of Planning and Regeneration’s representative attended the meeting to put forward their case and answer the Committee’s questions.

Mr Nick Baseley was in attendance on behalf of the objectors.

The Committee considered this matter in accordance with the “Procedure for Considering Objections to Tree Preservation Orders” set out in the Council’s Constitution and on the agenda for this meeting.

RESOLVED that the Borough of Charnwood (52 Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves) Tree Preservation Order 2018 be confirmed.

Reason

Having considered, in accordance with the procedure set out in the Council’s Constitution, the objection to the Order, the Committee considered that the reasons put forward for not protecting the tree did not outweigh the contribution it made to the amenity of the area and that the tree should therefore be protected.