Agenda item
Borough of Charnwood (Forest Court, Forest Road, Loughborough) Tree Preservation Order 2018
A report of the Head of Strategic Support is attached.
Minutes:
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.
The Committee was advised that the objectors to the Tree Preservation Order were present and had not removed their objections to the TPO.
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 (Forest Court, Forest Road, Loughborough) Tree Preservation Order 2018 be confirmed, with modifications to replace the original schedule with the amended version provided below.
Reason
Having considered, in accordance with the procedure set out in the Council’s Constitution, the objection to the Order that the reasons put forward for not protecting the trees did not outweigh the contribution they made to the amenity of the area and that the trees should therefore be protected, subject to the modification set out below.
The Committee advised that they had found it difficult to make a decision due to the differing approaches taken by both parties: the visual amenity assessment completed by the Council Officer which was considered very valuable and used widely and the scientific TEMPO assessment completed by the objector.
The Committee decided to modify the Order to take into account the results of both assessments as they felt that provided the best outcome for the trees. The Committee felt that that TEMPO assessment was clear which trees should be protected but the Committee decided to make the addition of tree T1 as they felt it should be protected.
TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Specification of Trees
Borough of Charnwood
(Forest Court, Forest Road, Loughborough)
TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 2018
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A. Individual trees |
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T1
T2
T5
T9
T10
T11
T12
T13
T14
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Horse Chestnut
Corsican Pine
Corsican Pine
Common Lime
Yew
Holly
Horse Chestnut
Lime
Robinia |
Situated approximately between Block 1 and Block 2 @ SK SK453372 319183; ID tag #0220
Situated NW of the NW elevation of Block 1 by approx. @ SK 453365 319177; ID tag #0231
Situated east of Block 2 in shrub bed by approx. 15m; @ SK 453398 319208
Situated to the Forest Road frontage of Forest Court on grass verge adj to eastern boundary wall of Emmanuel Church grounds; ID tag #7515 ; @SK 453402 319121
Situated on grass verge at Forest Road Frontage; @SK 453421 319133
Situated on grass verge at Forest Road Frontage, south of Block 3: SK453426 319137
Situated on the grass verge to frontage of Forest Court south of Block 3; @SK 453431 319142
Situated on grass verge to frontage of Forest Court southeast of Block 3; @SK 453437 319149
Situated within the grounds of Emmanuel Church adj to the eastern boundary wall; @SK 453372 319133 |
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B. Trees within an area |
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None |
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C. Trees within a group |
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G1
G2
G3
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Beech (9)
Beech ( 3)
Holly (3) |
Situated North of Block 1 and to the west of block 2 along the southern bank of the Wood Brook; @ SK453355 319203
. Situated northeast of block 2 on the south bank of the Wood Brook; 2x are ID tagged #0223 & #0224; @ SK453364
Situated in highway verge fronting the development; @SK453408 319123 |
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D. Trees within a woodland |
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None |
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