Hi Bill,
I understand your sentiments but having worked in local government I also
know that TOs will ask for less and create less hoops to be jumped through if
they have all the information to start with. Circular RPAs are ideal for
open sites but once you get buildings and roads I see it as our job to show
the LPA that the proposals can be implemented without causing undue harm to
the trees. To do that we have to give them all the information. If I make
them guess they will be harder to convince. Show them credible RPAs that are
of the correct area and fit everything else around them. If necessary
formulate a strong argument about why the tree doesn't need an RPA as big as
that recommended in the standard. Use tree sensitive foundations if you need
to. If you don't think that the proposals can be implemented without harming
important trees tell the client and if they continue then on their head be it.
Regards
Luke Steer
Chartered Forester - Arboricultural Consultant
Treescapes Consultancy Ltd.
Melbourne
17 Millans Park
Ambleside
Cumbria
LA22 9AG
Tel/Fax: 015394 34698
Mobile: 07734 113964
Email: luketreescapes@xxxxxxxxxxx.com
Andersonarb@xxxx.com wrote:
In a message dated 26/02/2008 18:40:16 GMT Standard Time,
mjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.co.uk writes:
I include a copy of the tree constraints site plan and the tree survey
schedule as Appendices to the AIA. If I didn't, a lot of the report would
have very little context.
I dunno if you're blaming the right people here. I write reports for the
client who will presumably pass it to the Architect/designer. Unless it's the
Architect who's commissioned it of course. I'm not sure whether the LA
actually
have the 'right' to see the designer's tools, (ie the TCP) especially since
so many LAs regard the Arbs report to simply be another hoop that they can
force the applicant to jump through for no real reason other than box ticking.
I've never quite decided whether the TCP ought to bother showing RPAs for C
grade trees anyway, (although the site layout usually shows removed trees).
And anyway the RPA ultimately depends on the layout; all a TCP can show a
designer is ideal RPAs so they might just as well be round.
If you've got a dispute about the Arbs appraisal then you've got to get out
on site and prepare your case, if it's blatantly inaccurate you can simply
reject the application, can't you? I seem to get some Planners who are
determined to never visit a site and just try to work it all out from
drawings and
words.
If you've seen hundreds Simon you need some assistance, leastways it seems
to take so long for a planning appy to get decided my local planners must
take
weeks studying them!
Bill.
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