Decision details

(i)              to approve the draft Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan (Appendix A) and associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (Appendix B);

(ii)             to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to carry out an 8-week public consultation on the Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan and associated documentation,

(iii)            to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services, to report back to Operational Delivery Committee in January 2022 detailing;

(a)       The findings of the public consultation; and

(b)       A final draft of Aberdeen City Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan for approval and publication;

(iv)           to request that officers look at the policy of not removing healthy trees even though they are older and may deliver a cost saving and to investigate if this can be incorporated into the final version; and

(v)             to request that officers consider replanting where diseased trees had to be removed.