Tree Removal at Thames Farm

I have received many messages about the removal of trees at Thames Farm. The response from the SODC tree officer is as follows:

The tree works at Thames Farm are all part of the planning permission granted on appeal by the planning inspectorate, following SODCs refusal. Planning permission is a trump card which supersedes TPO protection, therefore the removal of the TPO trees is not in breach of the legislation.

The works require the removal of a considerable amount of the strip of woodland fronting the site, parallel to the road. This is to make space for the road widening works.

As part of the development a considerable amount of replacement woodland planting is going back in. The planting will create an area of woodland much greater in size then the area lost. The replacement planting is due to go in this winter and be made up of some semi mature planting as well as other younger trees. The aim being to re-establish a tree screen as soon as possible.

Posted by: David Bartholomew | 11/11/2019 4:02 pm