Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Principal Planning Officer which provided details of an appeal considered by the Planning Inspectorate regarding the refusal of permission for the felling of one oak tree covered by Tree Preservation Order 66 at 27 Lintzford Road, Hamsterley Mill (DM/17/02328/TPO) (for copy see file of Minutes).

Members were informed that the Inspector had allowed the appeal.

In response to a question from Councillor Shield regarding the reasons for the Inspector’s decision which was on the grounds of child safety, the Principal Planning Officer advised that the weight the Inspector had given to this would be useful in the determination of other similar cases in future.

Resolved:

That the content of the report be noted.