Issue details
B&NES Tree and Woodland Delivery Plan - adoption (WL)
This Council declared a climate and ecological emergency in 2019 and set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. Tree and woodland planting is an important tool in addressing these emergencies.
On the 10th October 2019 B&NES Council agreed a motion to increase tree cover and develop a clear strategy for planting trees in B&NES with a target of planting 100,000 trees within the district with partners and communities, by May 2023. The tree and woodland delivery plan (Appendix A & B of the report) detail this strategy and is intended to be a "live" document to be updated annually with progress.
The majority of the B&NES district sits within the Forest of Avon (one of England’s Community Forests which allocates grant funding), and our local B&NES ‘strategic tree planting objectives’ are encapsulated within the Forest of Avon Plan.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/11/2021
Decision Type: Key Decision;
Decision due: Not before 24th Sep 2022 by Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Resources
Lead director: Director of Place Management
Contact: Carol Maclellan, Group Manager - Neighbourhood Environmental Services Email: Carol_Maclellan@bathnes.gov.uk Tel: 01225 394106.
Consultation process
The tree and woodland delivery plan has been
produced by a working group of specialist officers throughout the
Council, consulting with the West of England Nature Partnership,
the Woodland Trust and the Forest of Avon.
Consultees
The Forest of Avon
The Woodland Trust
The West of England Nature Partership
EFP Reference: E3329
Decisions
Documents
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