Decision

Policy

1. Cabinet noted and approved the Nature Recovery Action Plan 2023 - 2028, which, if approved, would be adopted with immediate effect (Appendix A and section 3.3 – 3.10 of the submitted report).
2. Cabinet agreed the Delivery Plan for implementing the Nature Recovery Action Plan 2023 – 2028 (Appendix A, section 3.12 of the submitted report).
3. Cabinet noted and approved the Tree Management Policy, which if approved, would be adopted with immediate effect (Appendix B and section 3.19-3.21 of the submitted reports).

Resource requirements

1. Cabinet approved the allocation of £165,000 (£125,000 capital grant funding and £40,000 revenue grant funding to be spent in 2023/24 and 2024/25) that was allocated to the Council from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver the Grow for the Future Project (paragraph 3.22 of the submitted report), and the associated budget virements to reflect this project and its associated funding in the Council’s general fund capital programme and revenue budget.

Stakeholder engagement and collaboration

1. Cabinet endorsed the creation of a borough wide partnership led Nature Recovery Stakeholder Board, made up of various stakeholders, that can suitably take forward the actions in this plan and report on their progress. This Board would report into the Place Programme Board leading on the implementation of the One Hounslow Delivery Plan. See section 3.13-3.15 of the submitted report.

Delegated authority

1. Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Environment, Culture and Customer Services for all future decisions regarding the shaping of and implementation of the Nature Recovery Action Plan and the Tree Management Strategy with subsequent projects being subject to individual business case(s) as they arise.