Trees The following link should take you to TEMPO which is a tree assessment method that the Council have used in the past. This method of assessment while still having some value has been superseded with the Local Authority’s Forestry Officer method of assessment. Once you have accessed the above site the TEMPO assessment document can be found in the download section. The attached document is the current method of assessment carried out in conjunction with specialist arboricultural advice where appropriate. Species Surveyor: Stuart Kidd Date: Is the area Photo: Location: Rural or Urban Part 1: Tree Assessment No it is No but it usually found neither fits Yes, very Rural/Urban Contribution? in the other in with the Possibly Score much so category other category Does the tree fit in with the -1 0 0 1 rural/urban setting? Debatable, species could be Unclear: classified as Yes (via form, Could be No it is a species and as a shrub Tree Definition classified by shrub management via some as a its form, shrub and/or Is the species recognisable as No TPO can -5 -2.5 0 a tree? be served Very Difficult Relative Public Visibility & None to Visible Highly Visible Score Suitability for TPO See
Trees The following link should take you to TEMPO which is a tree assessment method that the Council have used in the past. This method of assessment while still having some value has been superseded with the Local Authority’s Forestry Officer method of assessment. Once you have accessed the above site the TEMPO assessment document can be found in the download section. The attached document is the current method of assessment carried out in conjunction with specialist arboricultural advice where appropriate. Species Surveyor: Stuart Kidd Date: Photo: Location: Is the area Rural or Urban Part 1: Tree Assessment Rural/Urban Contribution? No it is usually found in the other category No but it neither fits in with the other category Possibly Yes, very much so Score Does the tree fit in with the rural/urban setting? -1 0 0 1 Tree Definition No it is a shrub Debatable, species could be classified as as a shrub via its form, and/or management Unclear: Could be classified by some as a shrub Yes (via form, species and Is the species recognisable as a tree? No TPO can be served -5 -2.5 0 Relative Public Visibility & Suitability for TPO None Very Difficult to See Visible Highly Visible Score
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