Recent JCA Projects

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Project Type: Arboricultural consultancy
Date: May 2003 and ongoing
Details: Arboricultural Inspector for all Tree Preservation Order Appeals in London and the South East Region.

Selby District Council

Project Type: Advice on planning applications involving trees covered by Tree Preservation Orders and trees within Conservation Areas.
Date: Ongoing
Details: Advice on all applications involving Tree Preservation Orders within part of the District and assisting with a Review of Conservation Areas.

Scarborough Borough Council

Project Type: Independent assessment of health of a protected tree which had deteriorated after pruning works sanctioned by the Council
Date: 2000
Details: The report examined the quality, timing and appropriateness of the tree works carried out, concluding that British Standard 3998 had not been adhered to.

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Project Type: Expert Report Litigating Subsidence Claim
Client: Forbes Solicitors, Blackburn on behalf of Bolton MBC
Date: 2000/1
Details: Provision of expert report on behalf of the local authority who were owners of a highway tree alleged to have caused subsidence damage to the Claimant's property.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Project Type: Expert Report (personal Injury Case)
Client: Langleys Solicitors, York on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Date: 2001
Details: Provision of expert report on behalf of the local authority who were owners of a highway tree which failed during a period of high winds causing injury to a passing motorist.

London Borough of Haringey

Project Type: Expert Report Litigating Subsidence Claim
Client: Plexus Law on behalf of Haringey
Date: 2001
Details: Provision of expert report on behalf of the local authority who were owners of a highway tree alleged to have caused subsidence damage to the Claimant's property.

University of Nottingham

Project Type: Major tree survey with database design and build
Client: University of Nottingham
Date: 2002
Details: Comprehensive survey of all the University's trees (total) and provision of database (Microsoft Access) to meet the client's specific data requirements.

Birmingham City Council, Street Tree Survey

Project Type: Major urban health and safety survey/management plan.
Client: Birmingham City Council, Department of Housing
Date: 2002
Details: Over 5,000 trees within two districts of the city. Survey carried out using hand-held computers/Penmap software to map location of trees, identify any immediate problems and produce a rolling programme of management.

Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council, Street Tree Survey

Project Type: Major urban health and safety survey/management plan.
Client: Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
Date: 1997/8
Details: Over 21,000 trees within City Council boundaries. Survey carried out using hand-held computers/Penmap software to map location of trees, identify any immediate problems and produce a rolling programme of management.

Storthes Hall, University of Huddersfield

Project Type: Woodland Survey and Management Plan
Client: Knight Frank
Date: 2001
Details: Assistance with the initial hand over of 150 acres of woodland to a third party and advising on the immediate management requirements, safety issues and management costs; the preparation of a woodland management plan to be implemented over a ten year period.

Helmsley Castle, North Yorkshire

Project Type: BS5837 Tree Survey
Client: English Heritage
Date: 2002
Details: Tree survey and advice in relation to the construction of a new Visitor Centre.

British Army Sites, Northern Germany

Project Type: BS5837 Tree Survey
Client: Ministry of Defence
Date: 2000
Details: General health and condition survey of trees on army barracks in various locations.

Flood Defence Scheme, Preston

Project Type: Arboricultural advisers
Client: Environment Agency
Date: 2002
Details: We act as retained consultants for other Environment Agency projects.

Lancaster Canal, Lancaster

Project Type: Canal corridor woodland survey and management plan.
Client: British Waterways
Date: 1999
Size: 3.2 miles of high density mature tree cover. The width of wooded embankment varied from 10-35m. Survey of both sides of ‘Deep Cutting’ to identify individual trees and areas of trees which would benefit from future management in order to maintain safety and improve ecological and landscape value.
Details: A plan was produced for the management of individual trees and areas of trees with regard to nature conservation, landscape and safety, prioritising and planning work to be carried out over a ten year period. All trees were digitally plotted onto Ordnance Survey sheets.

Regent's Park, London

Project Type: Arboricultural Implication Study
Client: Royal Parks Commission
Date: 1997
Details: A strategically important survey of all the trees around the ‘open air theatre’ in Regent's Park as part of a Lottery scheme for redevelopment of the facility.The Leasowes Restoration, Dudley, West Midlands.

The Leasowes Restoration, Dudley, West Midlands

Project Type: Arboricultural consultant within multi-disciplinary team of experts
Client: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Date: 2001
Details: Initial appraisal of the arboricultural issues involved in the restoration of an historic site of European importance; preparation of a phase ‘A’ report and bill of quantities for arboricultural works; overall advisor to the project team.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield

Project Type: Supervision of works
Client: Supervision of works
Date: 2000
Details: Checking of setting out for proposed Visitor Centre and advising on any implications regarding roots/lopping of branches; supervision of trial trench excavation in relation to root spread.

Jesus College, Cambridge

Project Type: BS5837 Arboricultural Survey and Method Statement
Client: Nicholas Ray Associates
Date: 2002
Details: Survey of trees on site with advice in relation to a planned development.

York Archaeological Resource Centre

Project Type: Survey and resurvey of protected trees within the walled grounds of St Saviours Church, York.
Client: York Archaeological Trust
Date: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000
Details: A survey and annual inspection of a small number of protected and highly significant trees in an historic setting.

Four Oaks Estate, Sutton Coldfield

Project Type: Mature street tree survey
Client: Four Oaks Estate
Date: 1997 and annually
Size: A private estate of high value housing containing a mixed stock of unadopted street trees.
Details: Our contract is to survey all the trees annually for safety and programme any required works, adding to the population with new planting.