A new air quality monitoring station is proposed to be installed on the grass edge of a grass area, south east of 20 Jonesfield Cres, Wolverhampton WV1 2LU. The monitoring station will form part of the UK-wide Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN). The AURN consists of over 170 monitoring sites across the UK, this site is being established as a new air quality monitoring site for fine particulates (PM2.5). The housing has dimensions of 1.5m x 0.65m x 1.5m (l x d x h), therefore has a footprint of 0.975m2 and a volume of 1.463m3. The housing is to be sited on a 150mm deep concrete plinth of dimensions 1.62m x 0.8m. Images and plans have been included to show the housing and all dimensions. A new power connection is required to the location, with the supply to the monitoring station metered. No new access is required as all groundworks, installation and ongoing operational maintenance will not require specific access requirements. Previously permission for installations of monitoring stations the same size as the one proposed have been granted via permitted development. The installations have been allowed based on Part A of permitted development due the land being owned by Local Authority and the purpose of the monitoring station being the for the purposes of the Crown. Permitted development A. The erection or construction and the maintenance, improvement or other alteration by or on behalf of the Crown of? (a)any small ancillary building, works or equipment on Crown land required for operational purposes; (b)lamp standards, information kiosks, passenger shelters, shelters and seats, telephone boxes, fire alarms, drinking fountains, refuse bins or baskets, barriers for the control of people and vehicles, and similar structures or works required in connection with the operational purposes of the Crown. Interpretation of Class A A.1 The reference in Class A to any small ancillary building, works or equipment is a reference to any ancillary building, works or equip...

T1 Pine (first tree of group) - Fell as close to ground level as possible due to poor form - The tree is one-sided with lateral branches extending only to the SW due to a restricted growth pattern as part of a group. Now left at increased wind exposure following the removal of 2 neighbouring pines from 26b Wrottesley Road in 2021. The site is currently being developed, there was found to be a buried brick structure at least 2m deep within the rooting area of T1 which will have impeded the root development, there is very limited lateral root structure in the South-Western direction, which is also the direction of the crown growth.

T1 - Lime - Prune back to the most recent pruning points within the canopy, whilst retaining as much internal foliage as possible. Crown clean the remaining canopy to any crossing, rubbing or closely duplicated branches, along with any branches that will have an adverse impact on the growth or development of other branches within the canopy in the foreseeable future. T2 - Whitebeam - Prune by up to one metres to reduce the size, and provide a balanced and well-formed canopy.

06/00533/TPO (T2) - Fell 1 Horse Chestnut. Reason(s): The tree's declining health and condition (see supporting tree survey); The tree is obstructing development of the site, causing the site to be visually unpleasant for local residents; The tree causes shading to the adjacent properties at 9 and 11 Glyme Drive; The various debris that falls from the tree including small branches, leaves, twigs, leaf stems, conkers and conker shells. The debris relates to both the seasonal process of the tree and also the declining condition of the tree.

Triple stemmed Sycamore - Remove. The tree is about 14m tall and has been previously crown reduced at about 7m. There is bark inclusion between each of the stems that prevents strong unions and increases the risk of failure of 1 or more of the stems which is possibly a reason why the crown has been previously reduced to lessen the sail area. The tree is 3.75m from the side of the applicant's garage where there are 4 vertical cracks running the full height of the internal skin, 1 crack is about 15mm wide. No exploratory work has been carried out to ascertain the cause of cracking but there is a good chance that the tree is implicated. It is considered that the Sycamore does not have any significance in the conservation area or to local amenity generally. Ongoing cyclical reductions of the tree to maintain its safety is not considered to be cost effective when removal will not cause any significant detriment to amenity. The applicant is willing to plant a replacement tree elsewhere in his garden in a position that will allow its full and maintenance free development.

06/00603/TPO - T1 - Spruce (Easternmost of 2 spruce trees) - Fell - To allow for more development room for adjacent spruce tree as a specimen tree. T2 - Spruce (Westernmost of 2 spruce trees) - Crown lift to provide no more than 4.5 metres clearance above ground level. Reduce height by up to 3 metres. - to allow sufficient clearance for vehicles along the adjacent section of Wergs Hall Road, and allow for better view from the front rooms of the property and to allow more light into the property.

06/00467/TPO (G25) - T1 - Reduce curving limb to side branch at approximately half of exiting branch length; and reduce remaining canopy over the rear garden of number 12 by up to 1m to bring back into the natural canopy line. T2 - Remove deadwood. T3 - Remove 2 lowest branches on far side (branches hanging over alleyway / gardens of The Drive) of the tree. Reduce three over extended branches on house side back into general canopy line. T4 - Deadwood. Reason(s) To tidy trees, reduce overcrowding and allow for better future development of canopy.

06/00430/TPO (G2) - Fell 2 Sycamore (Listed as T2 and T3 in submitted report). Reason(s) - to facilitate development on adjajcent site (25 Spring Road)

17/00004/TPO (T1, T2, T3 & T4) - T1 - Ash - Fell as tree is dying; T2 - Sycamore - Fell as once site development is complete it will not be possible to access tree for works. ; T3 - Sycamore - Fell as tree is dead T4 - Ash - Crown reduce by up to 2 metres to maintain at appropriate size. (Proposal to fell T3 clarified with applicant over phone on 26/10/20. Extent of pruning of T4 agreed on site visit)

T1 - Fell 1 Willow tree to prevent further damage to buildings; G1 - Pollard 100-15 Willow trees at 10-12 ft (3 - 3.6 metres) to allow for new growth development; G2 - Selectively remove low amenity trees from communal garden, and formally prune remaining trees.