Planning Skills: Forests, Woodlands and Trees

Описание: 00:00 - Des Hackett - Urban Forestry Manager at Future Woodlands Scotland
09:33 - Fiona Melville - Arboricultural and Urban Forestry Consultant at FM Tree Consultancy
30:34 - Guy Harewood - Development Officer for the Forth Climate Forest
48:34 - Gillian Dick - Spatial Planning Manager for Research & Development at Glasgow City Council

The National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) has introduced policy requirements related to Forestry, Woodland and Trees. The overarching intent of policy 6, as outlined in NPF4, is:

“To protect and expand forests, woodland and trees.”
(pg44, NPF4, Scottish Government)

This webinar brought together experts from the Trees and Design Action Group, Forth Climate Forest, Future Woodlands Scotland and Glasgow City Council to look at the impact that planning can have on ongoing steps to increase canopy cover and access to green space.

This webinar covered
What is the Urban Forest (and why is it important)
How NPF4 raises the profile of the Urban Forest
How a best practice approach using BS5837:2012 can protect and expand the Urban Forest
Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition (BS5837) - What Planning Officers need to know about this key document.
An introduction to the 3-30-300 rule and how this relates to land use planning.
Tree canopy analysis - a study looking at proposed canopy cover and its value on six development sites by Forth Climate Forest.
The work of a local planning authority