Council tree officer issue

[Anno]

Usually as a TO we would assess and comment on applications, this would then go to the relevant planner who could then make a decision, some would take into consideration the view of the Officer, however sometimes any advice is ignored.

We also try to Condition very specifically only for the planner to use a generic one off the shelf that misses any specific requirements.

[ArthurJob]

12 hours ago, Anno said:

Usually as a TO we would assess and comment on applications, this would then go to the relevant planner who could then make a decision, some would take into consideration the view of the Officer, however sometimes any advice is ignored.

We also try to Condition very specifically only for the planner to use a generic one off the shelf that misses any specific requirements.

Thanks, yes one thing that has been mentioned is the large number of conditions that would be added if approved.

Would you as a TO accept a tree report on an application that was old? I made a point that it was 5 years old and stated it expired after a year but the TO went to site (apparently) and made his own determination on the trees.

I believed a tree report should be more comprehensive than just a TO visit?