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Written question asked by Oliver Colvile (Conservative) on Monday, 24 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 November 2014. It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Monday, 8 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Pedestrian Areas: Trees

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department provides to local authorities on replacing trees in pavements.

Answer

The Government has funded the “Big Tree Plant” scheme, giving up to £4 million in grants from 2011 to 2015 to help pay for the planting of at least once million new trees in urban areas. The scheme is now closed to new applicants, but nearly 820,000 new trees have already been planted.

Councils also receive general funding from central government and locally-raised sources which can be used to support tree planting, if they wish.

The “Manual for Streets”, while out of date in certain areas (e.g. on parking and density), contains some guidance on street trees and tree planting. It can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/manual-for-streets

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
215690
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Pedestrian areas Trees
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk