Plantation design to satisfy biodiversity officer

[Dave_madl]

Hello everyone,

 

Looking for some advice if anyone has had to deal with this before them selfs, planning have come back with we had to agree to a condition to be added to our planning saying we will submit a landscape design and planting plan... see email text below

 

"I noticed a number of trees had fell during a recent  site visit  to the site.  On further consultation with Argyll and Bute Councils Biodiversity Officer, she has confirmed that the site is located out with the Ancient Woodland, which was highlighted as a constraint near the site.  What the biodiversity officer has requested in regard to the proposal is that a Landscape Design and Planting Plan is conditioned with the planning permission and suggests some native trees in a grouping,  to what is established south of the boundary to help balance out the loss of the woodland and settle the proposed dwelling house into the landscape.  "

 

does anyone know how detailed this needs to be, or anyone we can contact that could help us with this or is it something we could just sketch ourselfs to keep them happy?

 

best regards,

David

[PeterW]

Quick sketch with some varied size circles on it to show “x no Quercus Rubus, y no Crataegus monogyna, specimen Betula Cordifola etc etc” to provide a varied and natural sight line to the location …

 

don’t put too many big trees, and don’t space them too close together as they will need space to spread - the good news is that as they want it then it becomes VAT deductible.