Have Your Say - Sheffield Street Tree Consultations
Conditional fells - changes to consultation process
Street trees that are deemed dangerous, diseased or dead will now be subject to at least a seven-day notification period so they can be removed as a matter of urgency.
Recent storm events and diseases such as Ash Dieback means a more urgent approach to addressing these trees was needed.
Previously, street trees deemed to be dangerous, diseased or dead, were subject to a three-week consultation period but following discussions with the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership (SSTP) that time-frame has now been reduced.
Under the new process, SSTP will be promptly notified of each street tree identified for removal and each tree will be visibly marked with a notice at least seven days prior to it being removed, giving residents the opportunity to voice any opinions.
All feedback received from residents will be considered by the Council with the SSTP being informed before any final decision is made.
This brings the consultation process for replacement of trees in Sheffield in line with the Environment Act 2021.
Each tree removed will continue to be replaced by Streets Ahead and any trees that are recommended for felling due to damage to infrastructure, or for reasons other than dangerous, diseased or dead, will still be subject to the current three-week consultation process.
If a street tree is determined as immediately dangerous to life and/or property, Amey will attend and make the tree safe. In this situation, there is no consultation and Amey does not need the approval of the Council prior to removal.
You can find out more about the decision process for Sheffield’s street trees in the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership Working Strategy which is attached to this page.
To report concerns about trees that may be dead, diseased or dying email streetsahead@sheffield.gov.uk or by https://forms.sheffield.gov.uk/form/auto/report_tree
The results of the consultations that have taken place on this platform have been published on the map under the title Public Consultation on Street Trees at the following link: Managing and looking after street trees | Sheffield City Council
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This consultation starts on 06/09/2024 and closes on 27/09/2024.
The expected date of feedback to be published is 11/10/2024.
A Bhutan Pine, known as a Pinus Wallichiana, on the Meadowhead roundabout has been identified as causing technical issues which are impacting on the operating safety of the nearby pedestrian crossings.
An assessment carried out by our tree experts noticed that the tree is causing technical issues. Therefore, the tree has been recommended for replacement.
The council has received a number of complaints from the public around lack of co-ordination and poor operation of signals and crossings in this area and alternative means of managing the crossing safely have been explored but due to the proximity of the tree, wi-fi or new cabling options are not a possibility.
The issue has been discussed with technical traffic signal specialists and the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership and it has been agreed that the Council should consult the public on removal and replacement of the tree with compensatory planting elsewhere on the roundabout to enable the pedestrian crossings and associated technology to operate correctly.
Once removed, we propose to replace it with 3 trees in total. One Atlas Cedar, known as Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca', and two Japanese Pagoda tree known as Styphnolobium japonicum, which we will use our best endeavours to plant at other points on Meadowhead Roundabout. The locations of the replacements on the roundabout have been chosen to not interfere with traffic signals. They have also been located to not interfere with the proposed changes to the roundabout as part of the sports ground planning permission and development. However, this may not always be possible in situations such as where there are underground services, cables, or if the site is not appropriate.
The species of these trees has been selected by our professional arboricultural inspectors as being a suitable highway tree species for this location.
More information about Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca') and Japanese Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) is below. This has been taken from Page 122 and 313 of The Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure: A Guide for Specifiers.
Sjöman, H. and Hirons, A.D. (2019) The Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure: A Guide for Specifiers v1.3 Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure - Trees and Design Action Group (tdag.org.uk)
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