Decision details

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Hanson)

The Chairman advised the meeting that a petition had been presented at Lancaster Town Hall objecting to the proposals to fell the lime trees in Market Square, and that in view of the number of signatures, the petition would be debated at full Council, in accordance with the Petition Scheme.

Councillor Hanson proposed, seconded by Councillor Smith:-

“That in view of the petition received in objection to the proposals to fell the trees, consideration of the Market Square Trees report be deferred to enable the issue to be debated at full Council on 3^rd February 2016.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved:

(7 Members (Councillors Blamire, Clifford, Hanson, Leytham, Newman-Thompson, Pattison and Smith) voted in favour.  Councillor Bryning did not vote on this item.)

That in view of the petition received in objection to the proposals to fell the trees, consideration of the Market Square Trees report be deferred to enable the issue to be debated at full Council on 3^rd February 2016.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Officer (Environment)

Chief Officer (Governance)

Reasons for making the decision:

In accordance with the City Council’s Constitution any petition containing 1500 signatures or more (or 200 where it relates to a local matter which affects no more than two wards) will be scheduled for a Council debate.  Deferring consideration of this item enables Council to make recommendations to inform the Cabinet’s decision.