FOI request (FOIR-659549894)

Tree planting, removal and TPO data

Requested Mon 04 November 2024
Responded Mon 11 November 2024

For each financial year, from 2019-20 to 2023-24, please provide:

1. The number of trees planted by the council, its contractors and/or other organisations funded by the council.

2. The number of trees removed by those listed above.

3. The number of trees removed after Tree Preservation Orders for those trees were lifted.

4. The number of trees removed after Tree Preservation Orders for those trees were lifted that were the subject of subsidence claims.

If the requested period is not available, please provide it from the earliest year available up until the most recent available at the point of production. If possible, please provide such data as a spreadsheet.

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Response

1.

2019 - 29

2020 - 40

2021 - 30

2022 - 20

2023 - 19

2024 - No trees planned to be planted due to council budget constraints.

2.

2019 - 216

2020 - 160

2021 - 178

2022 - 189

2023 - 129

2024 - 107 (to date)

3. Information not held.

4. Hastings Borough Council does not hold information as to whether trees were actually removed. We only hold information as to whether we granted permission for removal. This information is held publicly using our public access tool:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/