P-04-439 : Ancient veteran and heritage trees of Wales to be given greater protection
P-04-439 : Ancient veteran and heritage trees of Wales to be given greater protection
We believe
that the ancient, veteran and heritage trees of Wales are a vital and
irreplaceable part of the nation’s environment and heritage.
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government
to provide greater protection for them, for example by:
- Placing a duty on the
new Single Environmental Body to promote the conservation of such trees by
providing advice and support for their owners, including the grant aid
where necessary;
- Amending current Tree
Preservation Order legislation to make it fully fit for purpose in
protecting ancient, veteran and heritage trees, in line with proposals by
Coed Cadw (the Woodland Trust);
- Incorporating the
database of trees recorded and verified through the Ancient Tree Hunt
project as a dataset in any successor to the Wales Spatial Plan,
recognising these as ‘Trees of Special Interest’ and providing this
information to Local Planning Authorities in Wales so that it can be
incorporated into their GIS system, for information.
Petition raised by: Coed Cadw Cymru
Date petition first considered by
Committee: 4 December 2012
Number of signatures: 5,320
Status
This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on
07/03/2017.
The Committee considered correspondence and agreed
to close the petition, given that the petitioners are members of the Task and
Finish group which has made recommendations to the Welsh Government, and the
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs commitment to consider
which actions to take forward.
Full details of the consideration of this petition
by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 04/07/2013