Thank you Bill - you have provided the broader insight I was looking
for.
It is of course about judgement, the quality (credibility) of the
reports and visiting the site.
Regards.
Paul Johnston
Arboriculturist
Fareham Borough Council
www.fareham.gov.uk
01329 236100 ex4451
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From: Andersonarb@xxxx.com [mailto:Andersonarb@xxxx.com]
Sent: 26 February 2008 19:05
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Re: FORGOTTEN RPA SHAPES
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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