A business at a “long-established rural enterprise hub” has applied for retrospective use of a base to provide services to the “wider rural community”.
A retrospective application has been filed to the Vale of Glamorgan Council for an arborist business at the Pant Wilkin Equestrian Centre in Cowbridge.
The application is for Arborwood Tree Care Ltd to use a base at the centre for the storage and maintenance of vehicles and equipment as well as the storage of felled timber for their arborist business.
An arborist business specialises in the cultivation, management, and care of individual trees, shrubs, and woody plants.
Some examples of the work performed in the application are: tree safety inspections and remedial works; woodland and shelterbelt management; hedgerow cutting, restoration, and laying; storm damage clearance and risk mitigation; vegetation control and boundary management and support works associated with estate infrastructure and access routes.
The application reads: “The business is intrinsically linked to the estate management of Pant Wilkin and operates within forestry, land management, and provides support services to rural-based activities.
“As such there can be no argument that the business is a rural enterprise for which a rural location is a necessary requirement. “
The Pant Wilkin Estate is a “long-established rural enterprise hub” that supports equestrian and countryside activities.
According to the application Arborwood forms an integral part of the estate’s land management framework.
Arborwood provides services beyond the Pant Wilkin Estate to the “wider rural community”.
This community includes, but is not limited to, woodland owners, country property owners, farms and agricultural holdings, and other land managers and rural businesses.
The units proposed for use by the business are no longer in use for providing space for “horseracing yard activities”.
The proposal does not involve the loss of any grassed areas, trees, or hedges or any “recognised biodiversity features”.
Arborwood has also offered to install bird and bat boxes across the business’ building.
The application reads: “The proposed retrospective change of use of the units for continued use by an arborist business with strong ties to Pant Wilkin and the local rural area will enable the retention of a successful rural business within the region.”
It continues: “It creates highly-skilled rural employment opportunities and enhances rural diversification.”
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