Agenda item

19/02023/TPO - Land at Junction of Four Sisters Way and fronting Rayleigh Road, Eastwood (St Laurence Ward)

Minutes:

Proposal: Fell to ground level and grind stump 1 Cherry and 1 Bird Cherry Tree, Maintenance prune, reduce crown to previous points, grind stump various trees at land adjacent 9 and 10 Four Sisters Close and 1, 3, 5 and 7 Four Sisters Way (Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order).

Applicant: Rick Milsom,  Southend-On-Sea Borough Council

Agent: n/a

 

Resolved:-

 

That CONSENT FOR WORKS TO PRESERVED TREES be GRANTED 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 (2019), Core Strategy (2007) Policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Document (2015) Policy DM1 and Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

 

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

 

            Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2019), Core Strategy (2007) Policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Document (2015) Policy DM1 and Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

 

 

03        The pruning works to trees at the land fronting Four Sisters Way covered by TPO 5/94 shall be restricted to: T2 Pilar Apple (TPO 5/94 T26) Crown reduction to previous points, T4 Norway Maple (TPO 5/94 T24 ) Maintenance and prune including crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth, T5 Norway Maple (TPO 5/94 T23) Maintenance, prune crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth and to reduce canopy by 2m from property on the east side and balance into upper canopy, T7 Norway Maple (TPO 5/94) remove epicormic growth, T8 Norway Maple (TPO 5/94 ) Maintenance and prune including crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth, T11 Red Horse Chestnut (TPO 5/94 T20) Maintenance and prune including crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth, T12 Red Horse Chestnut (TPO 5/94 T19) Maintenance and prune including crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth, T13 Red Horse Chestnut (TPO 5/94 T21) Maintenance and prune including crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth, T14 Norway Maple (TPO 5/94) Maintenance and prune including crown lift to a maximum height of 4.5m and remove basal and epicormic growth, T15 Cherry (TPO 5/94 T17) Fell to ground level and grind stump, T16 Norway Maple (TPO 5/94 T15) Reduce crown all round by approx. 1.5m, T18 White Willow (TPO 5/94 T12) Reduce to crown to previous reduction points, T20 White Willow (TPO 5/94 T10) Reduce crown to previous reduction points, T21 Bird Cherry stump (TPO 5/94 T8) grind stump, T22 Bird Cherry (TPO 5/94 T9) grind stump and T23 Bird Cherry (TPO 5/94 T7) fell to ground and grind stump.

 

            Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2019), Core Strategy (2007) Policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management Document (2015) Policy DM1 and Southend Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

 

            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.

 

Informative

 

            01. The applicant is informed that tree numbers 7, 8, and 14 are not covered by TPO 5/94.

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