Decision details

The Mersey Forest Plan is a long term and strategic guide to the work of The Mersey Forest team and Partners. It is a locally developed Plan which is approved by government, and has been co-created with partners and through consultation (with over 1,600 responses). It will be refreshed every ten years, with any minor amendments made to the online version merseyforest.org.uk/plan. It is accompanied by a Delivery Plan which sets out monitoring and shorter-term activities, covers a five year period and is reviewed annually. This allows consideration to be given to the resource availability at the time

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Built Environment on the revised Mersey Forest Plan, which provided the long term vision for the delivery of work of the Meresy Forest Team and the partnership comprising of seven local authorities, Natural England, the Forestry Commission, and the Environment Agency, as well as other public, private and community sector organisations.

Decision Made:

That the Mersey Forest Plan be approved as Council policy.

Reasons for Decision:

The Council is one of the seven Local Authority Partners who are required to approve the revised Mersey Forest Plan.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

No, the Mersey Forest Plan provided the Mersey Forest, and importantly it’s partners and the wider public with a clear direction over the next five years.