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Decision:

This decision is taken under delegated powers set out in
Paragraph 145 of the Officer Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s
constitution, which grants delegated authority to undertake all action in order
to regulate any actual, perceived or potential breach of any of the Town and
Country Planning Legislation including:

(f) to determine whether or not to take and/or to cease
action whether because in his/her opinion the breach is trivial, there is
insufficient demonstrable harm and/or, it is not expedient to take / continue
to take action

This authority has been delegated to me through the Local
Scheme of Nomination for the Executive Director for Place.

 

Reasons for the decision

The tree appeared to be in good health, with a full

canopy almost 3 ½ years after officer’s first visit to view
the zip line and platform.

Wooden screening has been erected around the platform to
ensure privacy of

neighbours, and the platform was also hidden from neighbours
by the

overhanging canopy of the tree itself.

 

Alternative options considered

Formal action, the harm having been ascertained as less than
substantial means there is no public interest to take the matter further.