Seek to preserve amenity afforded by trees when considering our response to tree work applications made under planning controls.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s) created. |
Planning |
3 additional Tree Protection Orders established giving a total of 535 TPO’s offering a level of amenity protection. (Stoneygate Baptist Church, Coles Close, Dukes Drive). |
| Revise policy to support tree preservation. |
Planning |
Adoption of the Pine Tree Avenue tree preservation strategy, protection of a significant avenue of Giant Redwood trees (Wellingtonia). In planning terms, the document represents Informal Guidance. It promotes the trees as a “material consideration” when planning or assessing works that might affect their retention. |
When assessing planning applications, take into account the effect on trees and protect them where the balance of factors favours preservation.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| Consider all planning applications within timeframe. |
Planning |
2019/20
2020/21
- 159 (99% within timeframe)
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Where landscaping that includes tree planting is made a condition of planning consent, incorporate quality design and specification.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| Process to ensure conditions issued provide suitable design outputs. |
Planning |
All Planning consents issued seek to secure the standard and specification as requested by Trees and Woodlands officers. Where this cannot be negotiated the reasons are reported and recorded in the Decision Report. Standard Planning Condition wording is being reviewed in respect of the Environment Bill and quality specifications are being considered as part of this review. |
Work directly with landowners and developers to support them with the management, inclusion and retention of trees affected by the planning process.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| Number of planning consultations undertaken. |
Planning |
Planning consultations undertaken relating to TPO applications and notifications of trees in conservation areas.
2019-20
2020/21
T&W offer British Standard 5837 surveys required to ensure all trees are considered as a material consideration for all planning applications, e.g. St Margaret’s Bus Station, Anstey Lane and Ashton Green. Planning, Development and Transportation team work with each developer as part of the design process to ensure that existing landscape features can be retained and preserved and are enhanced with new design features. e.g. Ashton Green, green infrastructure planning with Morris Homes. 93 tree’s planted in phase one along with 368 hedgerow whips. |
Provide a 24/7 call out service ensuring a response to tree emergencies at any time.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| 100% of emergencies responded to within two hours |
T&W |
Responding to a range of situations, e.g., tree failure, road traffic accident. storms etc
2019/20
- 454 total emergencies responded to.
- 69 out of hours
2020/21
- 316 total emergencies responded to.
- 41 out of hours
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Respond within 24 hours to reports of other contraventions, actionable nuisance and hazards and deal with these quickly and proportionately - making appropriate resources available.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| Number of contraventions responded to within timeframe. |
Planning |
2019-20
- 14 tree related cases received and a site visit was undertaken in 100% of the cases within the 24 hour target.
2020-21
- 30 tree related cases received and a site visit was undertaken in 73% of the cases within the 24 hour target.
Tree related cases received on Saturday and Sunday can easily miss these targets. |
Be bound by the relevant planning practice guidance when managing protected tree regulations.
| Measured by |
Lead responsibility |
Current position |
| Consider planning enforcement action as required. |
Planning |
2019/20
14 enforcement actions.
- 1 Prosecution action taken but appealed and conviction overturned
- 4 informal warning
- 8 No breaches
- 1 No action taken as tree was removed being dangerous.
2020/21
3 enforcement actions
- 2 No Breaches
- 1 resolved (Planting replacement trees).
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