A TOWN Hall committee which met to consider just one item – the fate of a single Silver Birch tree – will have to meet again.
Members of Warrington Borough Council’s planning committee deferred a decision on the lone tree in the garden of a house in Druridge Drive, Penketh.
They had been asked to decide whether or not to confirm a tree preservation order (TPO) on the tree, which was said to be causing structural damage to the foundations of a nearby garage.
Originally, the council granted permission for the tree to be felled, subject to a replacement being planted. But a few days later, after additional information became available, they slapped another, temporary, preservation order on the tree.
The owner lodged an objection to the temporary order and submitted aboricultural and structural reports indicating the tree was suffering from reduced vigour as a result of the hard surfaces surrounding it and that the garage was suffering distortion and damage caused by the tree. Both reports recommended the tree be removed.
Then the council’s own tree advisor and building control manager inspected the tree and the garage and recommended the tree be removed, as it did not have sufficient amenity value to justify confirming the temporary TPO.
Officers recommended the order be withdrawn, allowing the tree to be felled. But councillors decided they wanted more information and deferred the matter for three weeks.
A TOWN Hall committee which met to consider just one item – the fate of a single Silver Birch tree – will have to meet again.
Saga of the lone tree continues
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
