Agenda and minutes

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Planning Committee held on 1 December 2020 be approved and signed as correct record.

The Head of Planning and City Regeneration presented a report which sought consideration of the confirmation, as a full Order, of the provisional Tree Preservation Order 671, Land adjacent to 42 Llwyn Close, Sketty, Swansea (2020).

The background details and history to the matter and the initial serving of the provisional order in March 2020 were outlined and detailed by Officers. The order covered two trees at the location. It was noted that that the title of the intial order was slightly incorrect as the name of the road should be ‘Llwyn Mawr Close’ and not ‘Llwyn Close’.

The objections received to the provisional order were outlined in the report.

Following the deferral at the meeting in December, officers had issued a further provisional in order to protect the trees.

It was outlined that some minor works had been carried out on one of the trees by qualified professionals following agreement by officers.

David Stanton (objector) addressed the Committee and spoke against the proposals to impose a TPO on the tree.  He indicated he wished to protect the tree and had undertaken some works to the tree, which had been approved by officers at considerable expense to himself. He indicated he wished to protect and enhance both the tree and the local environment.

Resolved that the Tree Preservation Order Land adjacent to 42 Llwyn Close, Sketty, Swansea (2020), be confirmed with modification of the Title to “Land adjacent to: 42 Llwyn Mawr Close, Sketty, Swansea (2020).”