Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Highway Green Spaces Life Cycle PlanTable 16.2.1 Contains details of the total inventory.Table 16.2.1 Highway Green Spaces Total Inventory DataThe number of highway trees, is notseparated from the total number oftrees looked after by the authorityand is not broken down into wards,hierarchy, or species.Area of highway grass verge.Area of highway flower beds.Area of highway shrub bedsLength of hedgesNumber of plantersMature Trees 109,537Juvenile / Semi-maturetrees181,263Whips 265,315999,248 sqm1,463 sqm66, 198 sqm61,554 m2,850 No16.3 ConditionTrees - Condition data is recorded following the six monthly visual inspections,approx 40 % of all of the authorities trees are recoded using the husky hand helddevice, with between 80-90% of the trees having had a visual inspection. Inaddition to the visual inspections some trees are tested using the arbosonicdecay detector and the increment borer. The electronic and hard copy data isheld at the Jesmond Dene office.Verges – Condition information for verges is only known where persistentproblems occur, such as vehicle overriding causing rutting etc. The information,which is held in hard copy by Environmental Services, takes the form ofinspection reports or customer complaints.Flower beds & Shrub beds – Although substantial records are not kept of flower& shrub beds they are inspected monthly and any works identified as beingnecessary are undertaken as soon as practicable thereafter.Hedges – the only condition information recorded for hedges is where trimming isrequired, with works being actioned as soon as practicable.Planters – Planters are inspected weekly against a checklist of possible worksrequired at each location, with works being actioned as soon as practicablefollowing the inspection.140