Arboricultural Officer

Arboricultural Officer needed in Newport, Isle Of Wight, £27ph PAYE – Reference: OR8172

1. To determine requests for work to trees and woods protected by Tree Preservation Orders, or in Conservation Areas, or protected by planning conditions, and the appeal process as it relates to TPO’s.
2. To comment on pre-applications and planning applications that affect, or have the potential to affect, trees.
3. To assess requests for new TPOs, assist with making new orders where appropriate and assist with or undertake TPO reviews.
4. To respond to reports of unauthorised works to protected trees and assist with investigations and any subsequent enforcement action when appropriate.
5. To assist in High Hedge complaints made under the Anti-social Behaviour Act, serve remedial notices as appropriate and investigate and make recommendations to the council’s legal services on breaches of remedial notices.
6. To assist in the process of village green applic...