Item 15 - Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - Waveney District Council

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE
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Title of Report:
Tree Preservation Order (TPO) No. 410 – Land at Carlton Hall, Chapel
Road, Carlton Colville
Fields Bordering The Oaks Estate – Carlton Colville
Meeting Date 19 November 2012
Report Author and Tel No
Fiona McKeown
Tel: 01502 523075
Is the report Open or Exempt?
Open
REPORT
1.1 The purpose of this report is to advise the Committee of an objection received in respect of
respect of this new Tree Preservation Order (TPO).
Background
2.1 The fields beside Carlton Hall currently separate the Hall from the housing estate “The
Oaks.” There is a mature tree belt which runs along the boundary fences of properties in
Burlingham Drive.
2.2 The Council received many phone calls and emails from local residents and Councillors
concerned that the fields would be sold for housing and the trees lost.
2.3 The Tree Preservation Order (TPO) was made as a woodland order on the Oaks, Pines,
Beech, Holly, Spindle, Elm, Ash and Sycamores.
2.4 Once served the Landscape Adviser and the Principal Planning Officer met the developer
Persimmons and their Landscape Architect on site.
2.5 At the meeting Persimmon expressed concern Persimmon that the existing access between
house numbers 17 and 23 Burlingham Drive was not clearly shown on the TPO plan,
despite there being no trees in front of it.
The objections are as follows:
3.1 1. The woodland order runs all long the boundary and there is an existing access into the
site between nos. 17 and 23 Burlingham Drive. On the field side of this access there are no
trees only some elders and scrub. The objector would therefore like this to be made clearer
on the TPO – and have 2 areas either side of access instead of 1 running along the site.
3.2 2. Whilst the objector is not against the TPO in principal they do want it understood by all
that dead and dangerous trees are exempt from a TPO.
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The objection was responded as follows:
4.1 1. Both the Landscape Adviser and Principal Planning Officer agree that there are no trees
blocking the access, the trees are either side of the access.
4.2 2. It is a fact that dead and dangerous trees are exempt from TPO legislation. The tree belt
does not appear to have been managed since it was planted, with many trees too close
together and suppressed, some remedial pruning works and selective felling may be
required. Any trees removed would be replaced.
Options
5.1 The options available to the Committee are:-
5.2 Not confirm the Tree Preservation Order (TPO); and confirm the Tree Preservation Order
either; without modification, or subject to such modifications as the Committee considers
expedient.
RECOMMENDATION
That the Tree Preservation Order (TPO) be confirmed with modification – namely into the 2 areas to
make the TPO clearer.
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