Agenda item

The Committee considered a report which sought approval to confirm a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) (No. 411) 2020 Chateau Renee and Woodside, Sutton Road, Campsall, Doncaster.  It was reported that the site had recently been subject to development pressure due to two planning applications No. 18/02033/OUT for one dwelling, which had just been granted on appeal and No. 18/02034/OUT for three dwellings, which had been dismissed on appeal.

It was reported that the Council had made the TPO on 13th March, 2020 covering two Deodar Cedar, two Pine, one Japanese Cedar, one Wellingtonia, two Atlas Cedar, two Cherry, one Poplar, one Sycamore, one Monkey Puzzle, one Crimson Maple, and an area of trees along the southern, western and northern (part) boundaries of the site made up of Holly, Pine, Norway Maple, Cherry, Oak, Hawthorn, Sycamore, Ash and Elm.  The trees were protected as 14 individual trees and one area made up of a shelter belt.  This followed the Council’s comments made at the time of the 18/02033/OUT application to the effect that following the granting of planning permission, the Council would serve a TPO under Section 198 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to enforce the tree-related planning conditions applied to it.

It was noted that the TPO took provisional effect on 13th March, 2020 and must be confirmed by 13th September, 2020 to remain in force.

Members were informed that two objections to the TPO had been received from the owner/developer of Chateau Renee along with comments from AWA Tree Consultants Ltd, in support of the objection.

It was reported at the meeting that one of the trees recommended for omission from the order, was misidentified within the report as T5 instead of T8, which was an Atlas Cedar which has had a major failure and as a result, it was no longer in a structural condition that no longer merited long term protection with the Order.  T5 still merited inclusion within the order and long-term protection.  Therefore, the corrected recommendation was to confirm the Order with the omission of one Atlas Cedar (T8) and one Japanese Cedar (T3).

It was also reported that three additional representations had been received from local residents which had not been duly made as they had been received outside the initial consultation period for the provisional TPO.  The representations were in support of the confirmation of the Order, but without the omission of T8 (Atlas Cedar) and T3 (Japanese Cedar) from it.  The Trees and Hedgerows Officer presenting the report, summarized the reasons for not supporting the omission of T8 and T3 from the Order.

In accordance with Planning Guidance ‘Having Your Say at Planning Committee’, a Local Ward Member, Councillor John Gilliver, spoke in support of the TPO for the duration of up to 5 minutes.

It was subsequently MOVED by Councillor Mick Cooper and SECONDED by Councillor Jonathan Wood that the Tree Preservation Order (No.411) be confirmed with the modification to omit one Atlas Cedar (T8) and one Japanese Cedar (T3).

A vote was taken on the proposal made by Councillor Mick Cooper which was declared as follows:-

For                  -           7

Against           -           0

Abstain           -           0

On being put to the meeting, the proposal made by Councillor Mick Cooper and Seconded by Councillor Jonathan Wood, was CARRIED.

RESOLVED that the TPO (No.411) 2020 Chateau Renee and Woodside, Sutton Road, Campsall, Doncaster, be confirmed with the modification to omit one Atlas Cedar (T8) and one Japanese Cedar (T3).