Agenda item

3a. S26/0473

Proposal: Remove Lime tree (T1) to ground level and reduce crowns of two Beech trees (T2 and T3) (TPO-351)

Location: Wyndham Park, Hill Avenue, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9BB

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions

 

3b. S26/0474

Proposal: Remove willow and ash trees to ground level (TPO-294)

Location: Londonthorpe Lane, Grantham, NG31 9FD

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions

 

3c. S26/0569

Proposal: Tree 05ZU, sycamore, TPO ref T5:

1. Crown lift on East side to create 3m clearance from roof of adjacent residential property

2. Selective pruning to create 2m clearance from the streetlight

Tree 05TT, pine, TPO ref T6: Selective pruning to create 3m clearance from roof of adjacent residential property

Tree 05TU, pine, TPO ref T7: Selective pruning to create 3m clearance from roof of adjacent residential property

Location: Manthorpe Road, Grantham, NG31 8FJ

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions

 

3d. S26/0568

Proposal: Radial crown reduction to Horse Chestnut tree (T42) and removal of basal shoots and epicormic growth from Lime tree (T44) (TPO-223)

Location: Grantham Tennis Club, Gonerby Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8HU

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

 

3e. S26/0112

Proposal: Crown lift Tilia sp. (T23), 2x Fagus sylvatica (T16 and T9) and 2x Platanus x hispanica (T2 and T8). Prune Prunus Kanzan (T10). Shorten two branches of Fagus sylvatica (T9). (TPO-201)

Location: Isaac Newton Statue, St Peter's Hill, Grantham Lincolnshire, NG31 6PY

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions

 

3f. S26/0113

Proposal: Remove suckers from tree (07A9), fell tree (07AA). (G3)(TPO-365)

Location: Stonebridge Close Amenity Area, Stonebridge Road, Grantham, NG31 9AR

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

 

3g. S26/0367

Proposal: Tree ref 05R9, Quercus robur (Part of TPO group G5):

1) Crown reduction to reduce total height from 22m to 20m (Extent of reduction = 2m)

2) Removal of basal shoots and epicormic growth to 5m above ground level.

Tree ref 05RC, Tilia sp. (TPO tree T15): Removal of basal shoots and epicormic growth to 5m above ground level.

Tree ref 05RJ, Quercus robur (TPO tree T4): Crown reduction to reduce total height by up to 1m.

Tree ref 05RN, Quercus robur (TPO tree T14): Crown lift to create 2m clearance above ground level.

Location: Amenity Area Adjacent to Hazelwood Drive And Gonerby Road (B1174), Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, NG31 8GZ

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

 

3h. S26/0454

Proposal: Crown lift to provide minimum of 3m height clearance over the access road and footpath, measured from ground level. Restricted to the removal of branches to maximum of 75mm diameter. (TPO-337)

Location: Belton Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PR

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

 

3i. S26/0469

Proposal: Remove four ash trees and one hawthorn tree to ground level, remove deadwood and regrowth from one ash tree, and remove regrowth from three ash trees and one oak tree

Location: Green Lane Footpath, Grantham

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions

 

 

 

 

3a. S26/0473

 

Proposal: Remove Lime tree (T1) to ground level and reduce crowns of two Beech trees (T2 and T3) (TPO-351)

Location: Wyndham Park, Hill Avenue, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9BB

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions

 

Noting comments in the public speaking session by:

 

·       No comments received from Grantham Town Council.

 

One Member noted that following the works to this tree, the tree would still have a degree of rot. It was suggested whether it would be best to remove the tree completely.

 

The Tree Officer – Planning confirmed the tree had decayed around the base. Due to the age of the tree, decay was natural and a part of their biology. As a compromise to fully removing the trees, the tree would maintain the aesthetics and history of the area and keep residents happy.

 

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions:

 

1. Time limit for implementation: The works hereby consented shall be begun not later than two years from the date of this decision, or before the authorised works have been completed, whichever first occurs.

 

2. Tree work standards: All works hereby authorised shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and European Arboricultural Standards: Tree Pruning (2024), or any subsequent document replacing those standards.

 

Reason: To ensure that the authorised works are undertaken in accordance with recognised arboricultural good practice, in the interests of the health, structural condition, and amenity value of the retained tree stock and having regard to Tree Preservation Order TPO-351.

 

3. Replacement tree planting: Prior to the commencement of the works hereby permitted to Lime tree T1, full details of a replacement planting scheme for that tree shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The replacement tree shall comprise one nursery-grown specimen selected from the following acceptable species or genera: Quercus coccinea (oak), Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood), or Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum). The approved replacement tree shall be container-grown to a minimum size of 40 litres, with a girth of 20/25cm measured 1m above ground level and a minimum height of 2m. It shall be planted as close as reasonably practicable to the original tree location during the first available planting season following removal (being between 1 September 2026 and 31 March 2028), together with a hydration sack and 75mm depth of organic bark mulch. The replacement tree shall be watered not less than 13 times per year, at approximately fortnightly intervals between April and September inclusive, for a period of five years from planting. Any replacement tree which, within five years of planting, dies, is removed, becomes seriously diseased, or fails to establish shall be replaced in the next planting season with another tree of similar size and species, unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Written confirmation shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority once planting has been completed.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity, continuity of tree cover, and the long-term maintenance of the tree population at the site following the removal of a protected tree and having regard to Section 206 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

3b. S26/0474

 

Proposal: Remove willow and ash trees to ground level (TPO-294)

Location: Londonthorpe Lane, Grantham, NG31 9FD

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions

 

·       Comments received from Parish Council.

 

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions:

 

1.      Time limit for implementation: This consent shall remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the decision notice, or until the approved tree works have been completed, whichever occurs sooner. Reason: To ensure that the works are undertaken within an appropriate timescale, having regard to the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents under Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree work standards: All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and the European Arboricultural Standards Tree Pruning 2024.

 

Reason: To ensure that the health, amenity value and structural condition of the retained tree stock are protected through the application of recognised arboricultural good practice and in accordance with the requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 294.

 

3.    Replacement tree planting: Before the permitted works are carried out, full details and specifications for two replacement trees shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The replacement trees shall replace the removed ash and willow trees and shall be specimens of one or more of the following acceptable species or genera: Quercus coccinea (oak), Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood), Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum), Taxodium distichum (swamp cypress), or Davidia involucrata (handkerchief tree). Each tree shall be nursery grown, with a container size of at least 40L, a girth of 20/25 cm measured 1m above ground level, and a height of at least 2m. The replacement trees shall be planted as close as practicable to the original tree locations during the first planting season following removal, together with a hydration sack and 75mm of organic bark mulch. The trees shall be watered a minimum of 13 times per year, fortnightly from April to September, for five years. If any replacement tree dies, becomes diseased, or fails to establish, it shall be replaced with a similar tree in the next planting season. The Local Planning Authority shall be informed in writing once the replacement trees have been planted.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and in order to maintain tree cover at this site following the removal of the preserved trees, and in accordance with Section 206 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

3c. S26/0569

 

Proposal: Tree 05ZU, sycamore, TPO ref T5:

1. Crown lift on East side to create 3m clearance from roof of adjacent residential property

2. Selective pruning to create 2m clearance from the streetlight

 

Tree 05TT, pine, TPO ref T6: Selective pruning to create 3m clearance from roof of adjacent residential property

 

Tree 05TU, pine, TPO ref T7: Selective pruning to create 3m clearance from roof of adjacent residential property

Location: Manthorpe Road, Grantham, NG31 8FJ

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions

 

·       No comments received.

 

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions:

 

1.      Time limit for implementation: This consent shall remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the decision notice, or until the approved tree works have been completed, whichever occurs sooner. Reason: To ensure that the works are undertaken within an appropriate timescale, having regard to the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents under Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree work standards: All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and the European Arboricultural Standards Tree Pruning 2024.

 

Reason: To ensure that the health, amenity value and structural condition of the retained tree stock are protected through the application of recognised arboricultural good practice and in accordance with the requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 201.

 

3d. S26/0568

 

Proposal: Radial crown reduction to Horse Chestnut tree (T42) and removal of basal shoots and epicormic growth from Lime tree (T44) (TPO-223)

Location: Grantham Tennis Club, Gonerby Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8HU

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

 

·       Comments received from Grantham Town Council Planning Committee.

 

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions:

 

1.      Time limit for implementation: This consent shall remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the decision notice, or until the approved tree works have been completed, whichever occurs sooner. Reason: To ensure that the works are undertaken within an appropriate timescale, having regard to the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents under Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree work standards: All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and the European Arboricultural Standards, Tree Pruning (2024).

 

Reason: To ensure that the health, amenity value and structural condition of the retained tree stock are protected through the application of recognised arboricultural good practice, and in accordance with the requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 223.

 

3e. S26/0112

 

Proposal: Crown lift Tilia sp. (T23), 2x Fagus sylvatica (T16 and T9) and 2x Platanus x hispanica (T2 and T8). Prune Prunus Kanzan (T10). Shorten two branches of Fagus sylvatica (T9). (TPO-201)

Location: Isaac Newton Statue, St Peter's Hill, Grantham Lincolnshire, NG31 6PY

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions

 

·       No comments received from Grantham Town Council.

 

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT Consent, subject to conditions:

 

1.      Time Limit for Implementation: This consent is valid for a period of two years from the date of this decision notice, or until the completion of the approved tree works, whichever occurs first. Reason: To ensure the works are undertaken in a timely manner, reflecting the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents as required by Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree Works Standards: All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and the European Arboricultural Standards Tree Pruning 2024. Reason: To ensure the health, amenity value, and structural stability of the tree(s) are preserved in accordance with best arboricultural practice and the statutory requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 201.

3f. S26/0113

Proposal: Remove suckers from tree (07A9), fell tree (07AA). (G3)(TPO-365)

Location: Stonebridge Close Amenity Area, Stonebridge Road, Grantham, NG31 9AR

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

·       One representation was received requesting that a bat survey be undertaken prior to works commencing and that replacement trees be provided should consent be granted for the tree removal.

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions:

1.      Time Limit for Implementation. This consent is valid for a period of two years from the date of this decision notice, or until the completion of the approved tree works, whichever occurs first. Reason: To ensure the works are undertaken in a timely manner, reflecting the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents, as required by Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree Works Standards. All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and European Arboricultural Standards Tree Pruning 2024. Reason: To ensure the health, amenity value and structural stability of the tree(s) are preserved in accordance with best arboricultural practice and the statutory requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 365.

 

3.      Replacement Tree Planting. Before the works hereby permitted, full details and specification for a proposal to provide one replacement tree for tree ref. 07AA, Sycamore, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The replacement tree shall be one specimen from the following short list of acceptable species (or genus): Fagus sylvatica (Beech), Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved Lime), or Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock). The tree shall be nursery grown, with a container size of at least 40L, a girth of 20/25 cm measured 1m from soil level, and a height of at least 2m. It shall be planted as close as practicable to the original tree location during the first available planting season (1 September 2026 to 31 March 2028), with a hydration sack and 75mm organic bark mulch. The tree shall be watered a minimum of 13 times per year (fortnightly from April to September) for 5 years. If it dies, becomes diseased or fails to establish, it shall be replaced with a similar tree in the next planting season. The Local Planning Authority shall be informed in writing once the replacement tree has been planted. Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and in order to maintain tree population at this site after the removal of the preserved tree, and in accordance with Section 206 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

3g. S26/0367

Proposal: Tree ref 05R9, Quercus robur (Part of TPO group G5):

1) Crown reduction to reduce total height from 22m to 20m (Extent of reduction = 2m)

2) Removal of basal shoots and epicormic growth to 5m above ground level.

Tree ref 05RC, Tilia sp. (TPO tree T15): Removal of basal shoots and epicormic growth to 5m above ground level.

Tree ref 05RJ, Quercus robur (TPO tree T4): Crown reduction to reduce total height by up to 1m.

Tree ref 05RN, Quercus robur (TPO tree T14): Crown lift to create 2m clearance above ground level.

Location: Amenity Area Adjacent to Hazelwood Drive And Gonerby Road (B1174), Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, NG31 8GZ

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions.

·       No comments received.

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions:

1.      Time limit for implementation The consent is valid for a period of two years from the date of this decision notice, or until the completion of the approved tree works, whichever occurs first. Reason: To ensure the works are undertaken within a reasonable period, reflecting the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents as required by Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

2.    Tree work standards All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree work – Recommendations and the European Arboricultural Standards: Tree Pruning (2024). Reason: To ensure the health, amenity value and structural integrity of the protected tree(s) are safeguarded in accordance with best arboricultural practice.

3h. S26/0454

Proposal: Crown lift to provide minimum of 3m height clearance over the access road and footpath, measured from ground level. Restricted to the removal of branches to maximum of 75mm diameter. (TPO-337)

Location: Belton Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PR

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions

·       Comments received from Grantham Town Council.

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to GRANT consent, subject to conditions:

1.      Time Limit for Implementation. This consent is valid for a period of two years from the date of this decision notice or until the completion of the approved tree works, whichever occurs first. Reason: To ensure the works are undertaken in a timely manner, reflecting the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents as required by Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree Works Standards. All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010, Tree Work – Recommendations, and European Arboricultural Standards, Tree Pruning 2024.Reason: To ensure the health, amenity value, and structural stability of the tree(s) are preserved in accordance with best arboricultural practice and the statutory requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 337.

3i. S26/0469

Proposal: Remove four ash trees and one hawthorn tree to ground level, remove deadwood and regrowth from one ash tree, and remove regrowth from three ash trees and one oak tree

Location: Green Lane Footpath, Grantham

Recommendation: To authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions

·       Comments received from Grantham Town Council.

It was proposed, seconded and AGREED to authorise the Assistant Director – Planning & Growth to grant consent, subject to conditions:

1.      Time limit for implementation: This consent shall remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the decision notice, or until the approved tree works have been completed, whichever occurs sooner. Reason: To ensure that the works are undertaken within an appropriate timescale, having regard to the time-limited nature of Tree Preservation Order consents under Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

 

2.      Tree work standards: All tree works authorised by this consent shall be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations and the European Arboricultural Standards Tree Pruning 2024. Reason: To ensure that the health, amenity value and structural condition of the retained tree stock are protected through the application of recognised arboricultural good practice and in accordance with the requirements of Tree Preservation Order No. 294.

 

3.    Replacement tree planting: Before the works hereby permitted are undertaken, full details and a specification for a proposal to provide replacement tree planting for the removal of four ash trees and one hawthorn tree shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The replacement tree shall comprise one specimen selected from the following acceptable species or genera: Quercus coccinea (scarlet oak), Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood), Tilia platyphyllos (large-leaved lime), Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum), or Taxus baccata (English yew). The tree shall be nursery grown, with a container size of at least 40 litres, a girth of 20–25 cm measured 1 m above ground level, and a height of at least 2 m. It shall be planted as close as reasonably practicable to the original tree location during the first available planting season (1 September 2026 to 31 March 2028), with a hydration sack and 75 mm depth of organic bark mulch. The tree shall be watered a minimum of 13 times per year (fortnightly from April to September) for five years. If it dies, becomes diseased, or fails to establish, it shall be replaced with a tree of the same species and specification in the next planting season. The Local Planning Authority shall be informed in writing once the replacement tree has been planted.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to maintain tree cover at the site following the removal of protected trees, in accordance with section 206 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.