Trees that your authority has responsibility for (FOI-4479)
Message from Hackney Council
Dear ***** *****
Re: Freedom of Information Request.
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, received 24 October 2019. Your request has been considered and our response is in bold below.
You requested the following:
- Do you conduct an audit or have figures relating to the number of trees that your authority has responsibility for? If so please provide me with a figure for the number of trees at the nearest date you have to (a) 1.4.19 and (b) 1.4.16.
- How many trees that you have responsibility for were felled by either your employees or contractors working on behalf of your authority in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19?
- How many trees for which you have responsibility were planted by your employees or contractors working on behalf of your authority in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19?
- How many trees in your authority were subject to a Tree Preservation Order as at (a) 1.4.19, and (b) 1.4.16?
- How many trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order were felled in the 18-19 financial year? Please provide me with a list showing the number of each species involved.
The Council’s Response
1. Do you conduct an audit or have figures relating to the number of trees that your authority has responsibility for? If so please provide me with a figure for the number of trees at the nearest date you have to (a) 1.4.19 and (b) 1.4.16.
We have 30,288 individual trees recorded across Highways, Parks and Open Spaces and Housing Sites.
2. How many trees that you have responsibility for were felled by either your employees or contractors working on behalf of your authority in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19?
a) 2016 - 2017 - 585
b) 2017 - 2018 - 587
c) 2018 - 2019 - 315
c) 2019 - APRIL- SEPTEMBER- 147
3. How many trees for which you have responsibility were planted by your employees or contractors working on behalf of your authority in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19?
a) 2016 - 2017 - 311
b) 2017 - 2018 - 538
c) 2018 - 2019 - 444
c) 2019 - APRIL - SEPTEMBER - 130
4. How many trees in your authority were subject to a Tree Preservation Order as at (a) 1.4.19, and (b) 1.4.16?
a) 2019 (Nov)- Individual TPO"s 594. Area TPO"s (12)
b) 2016 (Jan 01st) - Individual TPO"s 531, Area TPO (11)
5. How many trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order were felled in the 18-19 financial year? Please provide me with a list showing the number of each species involved.
a) 1 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash Tree).
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Information Management Team - Governance
London Borough of Hackney
Hackney Service Centre
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London E8 1DY
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Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
ICT Services
London Borough of Hackney
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