Proposal:  Fell 38 poplar trees (Application for works to trees covered by a tree preservation order)

Applicant:  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Mr Goodridge, a local resident, spoke as an objector to the application.  Mr Brown responded on behalf of the Applicants.

DELEGATED to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), Head of Planning and Transport or the Group Manager Development Control and Building Control to GRANT CONSENT for 16/02060/TPO following the expiration of the public consultation period subject to the following conditions:

01  The works covered by this consent must be begun not later than the expiration of two years beginning with the date of this consent.

Reason: To enable the circumstances to be reviewed at the expiration of the period if the consent has not been implemented, in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), DPD1 (Core Strategy) Policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Policy DM1 and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide).

02  The replacement tree planting scheme shall be that shown on ‘Plan for Tree Planting – Bell Walk, Prince Avenue’ which shows twenty replacement trees (10 tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) and 10 Acer trees (Acer freemannii) of 10-12cm 45L container size) to be planted in this area (8 on Rochford Road and 12 on Prince Avenue) within the 2016/2017 planting season unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), DPD1 (Core Strategy) policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Policy DM1 and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide).

03  The works shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998 (2010) by a suitably qualified person.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), DPD1 (Core Strategy) policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Policy DM1 and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide).

04  Within 6 months of the removal of first tree hereby given consent, details of a boundary hedge to the southern and eastern boundaries with the highway shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The hedge shall thereafter be planted within the next planting season or other time to be first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interests of general amenities in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), DPD1 (Core Strategy) policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Policy DM1 and SPD1 (Design and Townscape Guide).

Informative

01  The applicant is advised that the traffic management issues related to the proposed works will need to be agreed with the Highways Section prior to commencement.

02  It is strongly recommended that air quality of the area be monitored given that the site is located within an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA).

The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.  The detailed analysis is set out in a report on the application prepared by officers.