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Trees and Development - Seminar programme

Duration - 2.5 Hours

Arrive 13:30 - 13:45

Programme

13:30 - Coffee

14:00 - Start

  • What the law requires of planning authorities and applicants
  • Statutory controls - tree preservation orders, conservation areas and felling licenses
  • An overview of BS5837:2005 'Trees in Relation to Construction - Recommendations'
  • Coffee break (20 minutes)
  • Instructing a tree survey and arboricultural assessment
  • What is a
    • Tree Constraints Plan?
    • Layout Appraisal?
    • Tree Protection Plan?
    • Arboricultural Method Statement?
    • Arboricultural Statement?
  • Innovative technical solutions to conflicts with trees
  • Questions and discussion

16:15 - Coffee and networking

16:30 - Finish and depart