Verulamium Park Management Plan 2012-2017 v2.1

larger share of section 106 agreements (planning gain from local
developments).
2.4 St Albans City and District Council's Tree Strategy
First adopted by the Council in 2004 and reviewed in 2010, the Tree Strategy
makes a number of important policy recommendations for the maintenance of
trees in green spaces:
• The Council will seek to create a varied and sustainable tree population
and continue its development and expansion with new planting of amenity
trees
• The Council will aim to encourage and enable better understanding of the
Management of trees in order to promote greater community ownership
and awareness through the tree warden scheme.
• The Council will aim to maintain the highest possible standards of tree care
and management.
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• Where appropriate the Council will ensure dead and fallen wood is left on
site and dead trees are left standing to encourage the biodiversity of the
site.
• The removal of trees or heavy lopping will be resisted unless there are
sound arboriculture or other reasons
• The Council will aim to maximise the recycling or utilisation of tree related
‘Waste’ created by the Council’s own tree management.
• The Council will endeavour to protect trees and their growing environment
from threats such as: loss of and damage to verges, the activities of
Statutory undertakers and others excavating near trees, and damage from
the over-use of road de-icing salt.
• The Council will ensure that any ancient and veteran trees, for which it is
responsible, are retained and protected as special historical, wildlife and
landscape features.
• Trees will be maintained and reinforced by new planting in areas where
shad is needed in public areas.
2.5 St Albans City and District Council's Health and Safety Policy
It is imperative that any management plan for parks and green spaces meets
the criteria of the Council’s Health and Safety Policy. The Council has
appointed a specialist company to review all of its procedures and risk
assessments and to conduct annual audits on the Grounds Maintenance
Contractors processes and risk assessments.
Health and safety is a key section in the park’s grounds maintenance
specification, with the contractor required to provide a Method Statement
detailing how he will address this area in detail. The Method Statements from
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