Would you agree with the aim of retaining the open plan nature of the estate by preserving our green open amenity spaces and by supporting the aim of preserving the existing mature trees as much as is possible.? If so please add your name to a residents group / association that could more effectively seek support from local authorities..
Whilst the EDDC has at times shown a surprisingly low level of concern regarding the protection of our communal trees and open spaces that
are an integral part of the estate, our environment remains at risk. [At times calling them “Land left over after building”
A more caring strategy from our councils towards the valuable environment for which many of us moved into the area
Protecting our estate
“This land is controlled and maintained by EDDC”
* Ref : 06/00449/ENF)
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This approximates a statement made by the EDDC in a TPO notice affixed to a tree on the
estate in 2011. In 2009 a planning application described one of the open spaces as “EDDC land ” However EDDC planning guidance also emphasizes the importance of retaining such land when planning developments “to maintain the attractiveness and character of the district ’
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Page 33-70 #105 in EDDC Local Plan - 2002 report 6.287
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media/pdf/i/p/Chapter_18_-_Appendices_-_Index_Nov07.pdf
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Highland Park Estate ~ Wimborne, Dorset
“…. developments may need to include amenity space for more passive recreation. This will be particularly the case where there are features within the site that should be retained because of their value in establishing the intrinsic character or visual quality of the areas such as tree-belts, woodland or the margins of watercourses. …….. Where sites are defined for development in this plan, specific proposals for these are included. It may be possible for these areas to include provision for children’s play.”
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In rejecting an appeal some time ago against a resident’s request to remove a tree on a different estate the EDDC planning department quoted that the: “Inspecting officer concluded that the appeal tree is an attractive, healthy specimen that is part of an important group of similar trees. These form an important landscape feature and can be seen from a number of viewpoints. “ The EDDC shows inconsistencies in their professional responses when wilful damage on our own estate goes unchallenged.
“The trees subject to this order comprise several mature trees which collectively make an important contribution to the locality…This order has been made to ensure their retention”
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* Ref : WIM.80.pdf EDDC TPO
would surely be of benefit to the estate - before more is lost.
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