Agenda item

To receive and approve the updated Witney Town Council Tree Policy.

Members received and considered the updated Tree policy; the Head of Estates & Operations advised that the policy will be further updated with Bio-Diversity net gain details and a tree planting policy in the future.

He also advised that though Witney Town Council were responsible for 9,000 trees and there were many more around the town that fell under the responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, as well as those with private or no known owner; hence there was a need for a robust Tree Policy so as not to put a financial burden on the Council.

Resolved:

1.      That, the verbal update be noted and,

2.      That, the updated Tree Policy as presented be adopted.