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Urban Tree Challenge Fund – grant acceptance

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Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To allow acceptance of the Forestry Commission offer of grant and agree cash match contribution.

Decision:

Accept the Urban Tree Challenge Fund grant offer - £338,703.15 to enable the planting of 400 new street trees and ten new small woodlands (3,241 trees) in Bristol over the next two years. Bristol City Council is accepting the grant on behalf of North Somerset Council who will also be planting 400 street trees within their administrative area. The locations of these must trees meet the guidelines provided by the Forestry Commission in their grant award.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Do not accept the grant. This was rejected because such opportunities to fund urban tree planting are rare (the Urban Tree Challenge Fund is a one off national scheme); and the opportunity coincides with Council policy to address climate change and support the One City Plan target to double tree canopy.
Option 2 -
Option 3 -

Publication date: 17/10/2019

Date of decision: 16/10/2019