Content

11.1

On March 6th 2023, Sir Mark
Lowcock KCB published the Sheffield Street Tree Inquiry Report,
which contained detailed findings, observations and 11
recommendations for the Council and their Streets Ahead contractor,
Amey.
 
The Council accepted all of the
Inquiry’s recommendations and conclusions, and on the 19th
June 2023, the Strategy & Resources Policy Committee agreed the
recommendations in the report “Learning from the Past and
Moving Ahead – response to the Sheffield Street Tree
Inquiry” which set out the actions the Council would take to
implement the recommendations of the Inquiry.
 
Actions in recommendations 5-7
from the response to the Street Trees Inquiry, relating to the
Sheffield Street Tree Partnership and Managing Streets Ahead, sit
within the area of responsibility of the Waste & Street Scene
Policy Committee. This report provides the Waste & Street Scene
Policy Committee with an update on progress in implementing these
actions

 

 

11.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That the Waste and Street
Scene Policy Committee notes the update on delivering the actions
relating to recommendations 5-7 of the response to the Sheffield
Street Tree Inquiry.

 

 

11.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

11.3.1

This report sets out progress
on delivering recommendations 5-7 of the response to the Street
Tree Inquiry. The Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee is
recommended to note the update.

 

 

11.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

11.4.1

The Waste and Street Scene
Policy Committee requested a progress report on the implementation
of the recommendations from the Street Tree Inquiry response that
fall within its remit. No alternative options were therefore
considered.