Agenda item

6.1

The Director of Regeneration and Development Services submitted a report outlining an objection to Tree Preservation Order No. 398 at 442 Glossop Road.

6.2

The report stated that the reason given in the tree notice for the trees removal was that the trees were damaging the side boundary retaining wall between 442 Glossop Road and 1 Beech Hill Road. No written technical evidence with respect to structural damage to the wall was provided with the tree notice or when requested from the applicant.

6.3

Officers had no objection to the removal of one of the lime trees because of its close proximity to 442 Glossop Road and because it was obscured by the other lime tree when viewed from Glossop Road. A decision notice agreeing to its removal was sent to the applicant’s agent on 22 January 2014.

6.4

The other lime tree is growing approximately 6.50 metres from the property and Provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 398 was served on 22 January 2015 to protect the tree, referred to as T1 in the Order, because of its visual amenity value.

6.5

An objection to the Tree Preservation Order had been received from the owner of the neighbouring property at 1 Beech Hill Road. Submitted with the objection letter was a structural inspection report which referred to the side boundary retaining wall between 442 Glossop Road and 1 Beech Hill Road. The conclusions and recommendations of the report included the following: ‘That the two lime trees threaten the long-term stability of the wall and that the trees should be removed to enable the wall to be rebuilt.’

6.6

The structural inspection report had been considered by Sheffield City Council’s Building Control Team who were in general agreement with the report and noted that the wall was in a state of disrepair, was structurally unstable and if not repaired will continue to deteriorate. Also the wall could not be reasonably rebuilt without damaging tree roots nor would it be possible to safely re-build the wall without removing support to the tree and thereby creating a risk of the tree falling during the works.

6.7

RESOLVED: That Tree Preservation Order No. 398 at 442 Glossop Road not be confirmed and be revoked as soon as practicable.