Delivering the Urban Tree Agenda, Functional Landscapes Seminar, Martin Kelly
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Martin Kelly presented a 10 point action plan for delivering an urban tree agenda. The plan calls for integrated urban planning solutions, evidence-based research on trees, education for public awareness of trees' economic, environmental and social values, and embedding tree standards into policies to ensure long-term management and funding for tree maintenance. The presentation also discussed how trees can help address issues like urban heat islands, climate change, biodiversity, and public health and wellbeing. Case studies from places like Birmingham, Sefton and Bristol showed how embedding tree standards into local plans and policies can contribute to positive environmental outcomes from new developments.
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Delivering the Urban Tree Agenda, Functional Landscapes Seminar, Martin Kelly
- 1. Functional Landscapes Delivering the Urban Tree Agenda Martin Kelly Chair Trees and Design Action Group Director Land Planning Capita RTPI CPD Event 13th November 2014
- 3. 10 Point Action Plan 1. Integrated solutions to the urban realm 2. Congruent Policies and Tree Strategies 3. Evidence based understanding and research 4. Education and Public Awareness 5. Value (Economic, environmental and social), Funding and Revenue 6. 3-Dimentional London – Underground/ ground/upper level 7. Trees live more than the 30 year development cycle 8. Density 9. Public realm management and funding for aftercare and maintenance 10. Townscape
- 4. Urban Heat Island Effect Climate Change Biodiversity Townscape Character Place Making /Amenity Value Health & Wellbeing Cultural Heritage
- 14. Publications: GI Case Study
- 15. Mayor of London’s Replacement London Plan 7.54 The Mayor has published the Tree and Woodland Framework that promotes the guiding principle of right place, right tree, taking account of the context within which a tree is to be planted and addressing the issue of planting species appropriate to expected future climates. Boroughs should take this advice and the emerging work of the Tree and Design Action group into account in producing LDF policies and determining planning applications.
- 16. Available at www.tdag.org.uk Endorse at www.tdag.org.uk/endorse-trees- in-the-townscape.html
- 20. Birmingham Forest & associated Tree Bond Principle 3/ Embed into Policy and Other Plans Objective Adopt clear standards for the protection, care and planting of trees in the local plan and key corporate policy and investment documents. Benefit Ensures high level buy-in for tree-related issues, which may ease access to resources for trees.
- 21. Sefton’s tree planting standard Policy DQ3 Principle 3/ Embed into Policy and Other Plans Objective Adopt clear standards for the protection, care and planting of trees in the local plan and key corporate policy and investment documents Benefit Contributes to ensuring positive environmental outcomes from new developments.
- 22. Bristol Greater Bus Network Principle 6/ Seek Multiple Benefits Objective Harvest the full range of benefits that trees can deliver as part of a local green infrastructure system, focusing on key local aspirations. Benefit Enhances return on investment in capital and revenue expenditure spent on trees.
- 23. Trees in Hard Landscapes A Guide for Delivery
- 26. Quick tour
- 28. Section breaks
- 31. Case studies
- 32. Case studies finder p154-155
- 34. References
- 35. Can’t find it? -> Index!
- 42. Functional Landscapes Delivering the Urban Tree Agenda Martin Kelly Chair Trees and Design Action Group Director Land Planning Capita RTPI CPD Event 13th November 2014
Editor's Notes
- KEITH SACRE: Welcome
- From this ...
- ...or this...
- ...to this?
- So it is up to all of us to disseminate this guide as widely as possible and to encourage our council leaders to become tree champions!
- Benefits of trees are better and better understood (increasing evidence base + new tool such as i-tree)
- More examples of what trees can bring to make places look, feel and work better …. But our ability to integrate trees as part of our towns and cities’ critical infrastructure has not kept pace with the scale of the potential that has been identified. Practice has fallen behind: planning, design, management decision do not currently allow to fully realise the oft-describe wide ranging benefits of urban trees. This is the gap ‘Trees in the Townscape’ was designed to address
- Trees in the Townscape offers a set of 12 action oriented principles spanning the range of planning, design, works and management issues that must be addressed if the benefits of urban trees are to be fully realised. Some case studies of the principles in practice follow… Each principles is fully supported by an explanation of Objective Benefits Delivery mechanisms Examples of the principle in practice …and references for further reading Overall the document includes over 30 case study from all over England and further abroad, including the US and Hong Kong Here are some examples
- Birmingham is looking at how to combine grey and green infrastructure. The City aims to increase its tree population by up to 30% by 2026…the ‘Birmingham Forest’ This is articulated in the Core Strategy (2015-2028) and supported through a wide range of plans and programmes. The Green Infrastructure and Adaptation Delivery Group have devised the ‘Birmingham Tree Bond’ to create a perpetual revenue stream of up to £500,000 per year.
- Developments should not result in an unacceptable loss of or damage to existing trees. Trees not retained as part of the developments must be replaced at a ratio of at least 2:1 New trees must be planted – minimum of 3 trees per dwelling for residential and 1 tree per parking space of per 50 square metres whichever is greater for non-residential developments. Where trees cannot be planted on site, developers must pay the LA a sum in lieu to plant off site with a commuted sum for 10 years maintenance. 2400 trees have been planted since 2005.
- Bristol City, Bath and NE Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils working together to deliver 10 improved bus routes in the region. Bristol has dedicated £450k from the transport funds for this project to environmental improvements including planting 500 new trees on key routes in the city.
- KEITH SACRE: Welcome
- This Norway Maple was planted in 1982 and has spent over 30 years ‘growing’
- TDAG set up a steering group. This debated and determined the scope of the document The document went out to consultation. All these people reviewed and contributed to the final document.
- So here we have a useful ‘tool’ for delivering trees in hard landscapes…
- 4 main sections Of course they all need to be worked in tandem Each section is colour coded.
- At the start of each section we have provided an imaginary (and rather mundane!) urban area which picks up several types of urban locations. We have also identified the key issues explored in the section – take particular note of the ‘requirements’
- At the start of each sub-section, we have a short list of what is covered in terms of ‘What has to be done’ and ‘Who will do it’
- At the end of each section there is a checklist reminding individual disciplines of actions they should have or be taking.
- There are 32 case studies. It is intended to build up a case study section on the TDAG website so that existing case studies can be visited for a progress report and new case studies added. This will be the format and people will be invited to send in case studies.
- Because some (most) case studies cover more than one issue, we have created a case study finder so that you can cross-reference.
- References….not definitive but those that are most relevant at the time of writing.
- Finally an index.
- In essence this document looks at what trees need, what hard landscapes need (in this diagram, the highway) and then how to put the two together successfully for both. The case studies demonstrate that this can be done.
- If we look at one section in more detail….at a recent workshop, a very mixed group of attendees highlighted some key issues that they found to be barriers… Finance Knowledge Getting people to really work together….so looking at the collaborative process….
- ….we have taken the LTN1/08 diagram (there are many process diagrams but this one is used quite widely) and added all the areas in which trees need to be considered if they are to be successfully integrated in either new or retrofit schemes.
- SUMMING UP – MARK JOHNSTON – incl. possible observations from JOHN ONSLOW The big lessons it highlighted again and again is that collaboration enables change. It enables to find funding even in austerity times It enables to get the funding secured go much further: delivering efficiencies & multiple benefits as part of a single investment It enables to find space where an extra tree can be accommodated It enables for the right design – not only above, but also underground, to be identified & adopted It spreads ownership of care of the urban forest And opens up opportunities to try new things and learn
- We don’t want to see any more of this….
- …but more of this….plane tree planted in early 2012
- KEITH SACRE: Welcome