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Urban Tree Challenge Fund – grant acceptance
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 - £330,316.43 to enable the planting of 590 street
trees and ten small woodlands (3,241 trees) in Bristol and 190
street trees in North Somerset Council. Bristol City Council is
accepting the grant on behalf of North Somerset Council who will
benefit. 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: 23/01/2020
Date of decision: 17/12/2019