Councillor Dann (Cabinet Member for Environment and Street Scene) introduced a report on the Plan for Trees with a short presentational video.

Following a short debate and having considered the information in the reports, Cabinet agreed to:

·         Approve the Plan for Trees;

·         Approve the Plan for Trees Delivery Programme which sets out how the fundamental principles in the Plan for Trees will be achieved;

·         Instruct officers to sign up to the Steering Group Agreement to become members of the Plymouth Plan for Trees Steering Group with partners, and to act as secretariat as part of this membership. Support a partnership approach to delivery, with City Council resources utilised to enable a collaborative delivery model to be developed;

·         Note the Tree Management Principles document that sets out the principles and approach that Plymouth City Council will take to manage its trees and woods and confirms work to be completed for this to be formally adopted.