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Company: Test Valley Borough Council

To: | Trees | Date: | 6th January 2021
From: | Southern Team | Tel: | 01264 368962

PLANNING APPLICATION CONSULTATION

Please complete and return to the case officer by  27 January 2021

If no response is received by this date it will be taken that you have no comments to make.

Case Officer: | Katie Andrew
Application No: | 20/03230/FULLS
Proposal: | Erection of ancillary annexe
Location: | Below Star Cottage , East Tytherley Road, Lockerley,  EAST TYTHERLEY
TPO: | Yes/No
Conservation Area: | Yes/No | Listed Building | Yes/No
Development Type: | Householder developments

Case Officer Comments:

Response on application as submitted

No Objection | | | No Comment | | | Objection | X |
(subject to conditions) | | | | (specify planning reasons for refusal)

Reasons for refusal:

TPO/Conservation Area:  This information is not currently available

Site visit and observations:  An unaccompanied site visit was undertaken on 15th January 2021. I had access to all areas of the development proposal and assessed the quality and condition of nearby trees.

From my site observations, it was possible to see that there are several trees on and adjacent to the site which could be impacted upon by the proposal. It appears that construction access will be difficult without adversely affecting some nearby trees and if precautions are not taken, this could result in tree loss or damage.  There is also a large mature oak along the northern boundary (growing in the neighbouring property) which is close to the proposed annexe building location development, and any future impact on it needs to be carefully considered.

The provided plans did not show tree locations in relation to the annexe position, and there has been no supporting arboricultural information in accordance with BS5837:2012 submitted with this application so it has not been possible to fully assess the impact on the trees.

It is suggested that advice is sought from an adequately qualified and experienced arboricultural specialist who can advise on the arboricultural implications of the proposal and who can make recommendations as appropriate.  Until it has been demonstrated that the proposed development could be facilitated without posing an undue threat to the retention of the important trees on or adjacent to the property then I raise an objection to this proposal.

Any future applications should be supported by a Tree survey/Arboricultural implications statement and tree protection methodology as set out in the Planning requirements checklist file:///C:/Users/Mark/Downloads/09-Full-Permission-Advertisement-May-2016.pdf

Other comments:

Consultee Name: | Mark Wadey
Date of reply: | 18/01/2021