Issue - meetings

(i)              That the tree risk management strategy be endorsed.

(ii)             That the tree risk management strategy be adopted as policy.

The Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Environment introduced the report on the Tree Risk Management Strategy aimed at ensuring that the Council’s increasing and maturing tree stock was managed to an acceptable standard to members of the public, property and buildings.

The Leader endorsed the risk management strategy commenting this wasn’t something new but needed to be updated on a regular basis to make sure the right processes were in place to ensure the safety around the trees, particularly relevant in the recent context of extreme weather events.

The Deputy Leader mentioned receiving complaints about there being too many trees in Clayton, which was a sign that things were actually going well.

The Leader added that the County Council had mirroring policies in relation to their own trees stock and the rest of the population just wanted for the trees to be well looked after.

Resolved:    (i) That the Tree Risk Management Strategy be endorsed.

(ii) That the Tree Risk Management Strategy be adopted as policy.

Watch the debate here