AIE - Subject - Planning & Development

Planning and Development

Posters/Articles

Definitions/Examples

Arboricultural Implication Study (AIS)
Arboricultural Method Statement
Section 106 Agreement. As contained within the Town & Country Planning Act 1990
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council). Contains examples of Arboricultural Implication Study, tree survey and Method Statement.
TEMPO (TPO evaluation system)
Trees AZ. Jeremy Barrells tree assessment system.

Legislation

British Standard Publications. Order direct from British Standards Institution.

BS1192: Part 4: 1984 - Construction Drawing Practice. Recommendations for Landscape Drawings.
BS5837: 1991 - Trees in Relation to Construction.
BS5930: 1981 - Code of Practice for Site Investigations.
BS8206: 1992 - Lighting for Buildings Part 2

General Publications

ISA UK & Ireland. Download the Spanish Survey (Trees & Development) in PDF format, authored by Russell Ball. Select from ISA 'Whats new page'.
Tree Preservation Orders - A guide to the law and good practice.
DOE Circular 36/78, Trees and Forestry.
DETR Circular 11/95, The use of conditions in planning permissions. DETR
DETR Circular 10/97, Enforcing Planning Control. DETR
Protection of Trees on Development Sites Parts 1 & 2. Booklet. Produced by the Arboricultural Association.
Trees: Excavations & Highway Maintenance. Booklet. Produced by the Arboricultural Association.
Trenching & Trees. Leaflet. Produced by the Arboricultural Association.
Trees and Development. Book. Order direct from ISA.
Proceedings of the Trees and Buildings Conference. Book. Order direct from ISA.
Trees: the impact on the development process. 15 page technical guide and video. Available mail order from ISA.
Guidelines for the planning, installation and maintenance of utility services in proximity to trees
Amenity Valuation of trees and woodlands. Booklet. Published by the Arboricultural Association.
Guide for Plant Appraisal (9th Edition). System for evaluating the value of a standing tree. Book.
Tree Surveys: a Guide to Good Practice. Booklet. Published by the Arboricultural Association.
The Cable Communications Association have published a 4 page code of practice for construction (i.e trenching etc).
Trees & Shrubs for Noise Control. APN6 - AAIS.
Site Layout Planning for daylight and sunlight. A Guide to good practice. BRE Publication.

Videos

Effects of Construction Damage to Trees in Wooded Areas. Video1. USA. Order direct from ISA.
Avoidance of Construction Damage to Trees on Wooded Lots. Video2. USA. Order direct from ISA.
Trenching & Tunnelling/ Utility Pruning. Video 10. Order direct from ISA.

Web Sites

Planning - Weekly News Site. UK.
The Planning Inspectorate. UK Government Site.

Events & Courses

Trees & Development Workshop. Contact: ISA.

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

Construction sites - retaining trees on. AJ - Vol:20 - No:1 - Feb 1996
Interactions between tree roots and construction work. AJ - Vol:17
Pavement damage and root architecture. AJ - Vol:22 - No:3 - Aug 1998
Planning - Using Ecosystrem-based and traditional land-use planning to conserve greenspace. JA - Vol:25 - No:5 - Sept 1999
Pre-planning tree surveys (SULE). AJ - Vol:17
Road foundation materials - growing trees in. AJ - Vol:23 - No:1 - Feb 1999
Roots and sewers - interaction of. AJ - Vol:22 - No:4 - Nov 1998
Soil depths for the establishment of woodlands on disturbed ground. AJ - Vol:19 - No:1 - Feb 1995

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

Construction Injury. Page 329. Modern Arboriculture by Alex Shigo. Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
Compacted soils. Page 313. Modern Arboriculture by Alex Shigo. Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
Buildings and Trees. Chapter 12. Urban Forestry Practice. Handbook no 5. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710273-3.
The New Site. Chapter 5. Urban Forestry Practice. Handbook no 5. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710273-3.
Landscape Design. Chapter 15. Forestry Practice 1991. Handbook 6. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710281-4.
Planning Conditions. Page 336. Tree Root Damage to Buildings by P Biddle. 1998. ISBN 0-9533086 0-X.
Trees and Urban Development. Chapter X. The Arboriculturists Companion by N. James. ISBN 0-631-16774-9.

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