**Document:** Proposed Tree Maintenance and Aftercare Schedule
**Application:** 26/10022/AIR — Information in relation to Condition 7 of PA 23/00388/B and AP24/0052 detailing measures for landscaping including the boundary hedging, new sod banks and new tree and feature planting
**Decision:**
**Decision Date:**
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** consultation / trees_response
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/130655-lonan-fields-612727-landscaping-boundary/documents/1590927

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# Proposed Tree Maintenance and Aftercare Schedule

## Baldrine Farm maintenance and aftercare schedule for new trees and general planting (3 year cycle) to be read with site plan 22/3178/P/04 Rev B (Sept 2025)

| |Month/Year/Period|Operation|Completed Y/N Date Comments|
|---|---|---|---|
|1st Dormant Season<br><br>|1st Dormant Season<br><br>|1st Dormant Season<br><br>|1st Dormant Season<br><br>|
|1|November – March|Procure 7 Silver birch, 8 Cherry Trees, 13 Beech, 3 Field Maple, and 3 Alder| |
|2|November – March|Plant trees in positions indicated on the plans.| |
|1st Growing Season<br><br>|1st Growing Season<br><br>|1st Growing Season<br><br>|1st Growing Season<br><br>|
|3|March – October|Assess tree losses. Schedule replacements.| |
|4|March – October|Replenish mulch (BS3998 S6.2). Alleviate soil compaction around trees (aeration) (BS3998 S6.3). Check for moisture stress/waterlogging and take any necessary action (3998 S6.5). Conduct foliage assessment to determine nutrient availability (BS 3998 S6.6). Check chafing (tree/stake) and secure/adjust stakes/ties. Incorporate top dressing of slowrelease fertilizer as required. Carry out Year 1 formative pruning and shaping (BS3998 S7.4).| |
|5|May - August|Remove weeds and unwanted vegetation from around the bases of trees.| |
|6|July/August|Check for pests and diseases (foliar diseases, bark/cambium, vascular wilt diseases) and disorders. Schedule treatment.| |
|7|October/November|Inspect trees for health and damage. Check protective guards/stakes/ties are secure and fit for purpose at end of the 1st growing season.| |
|2nd Dormant Season<br><br>|2nd Dormant Season<br><br>|2nd Dormant Season<br><br>|2nd Dormant Season<br><br>|
|8|November – March|Replace losses| |

|9|November – March|Inspect trees for winter damage and repair as necessary.| |
|---|---|---|---|
|2nd Growing Season<br><br>|2nd Growing Season<br><br>|2nd Growing Season<br><br>|2nd Growing Season<br><br>|
|10|March – October|Replenish mulch (BS3998 S6.2). Alleviate soil compaction around trees (aeration) (BS3998 S6.3). Check for moisture stress/waterlogging and take any necessary action (3998 S6.5). Conduct foliage assessment to determine nutrient| |
| | |availability (BS 3998 S6.6). Check chafing (tree/stake) and secure/adjust stakes/ties. Incorporate top dressing of slowrelease fertilizer as required. Carry out Year 2 formative pruning and shaping (BS3998 S7.4).| |
|11|May – August|Remove weeds and unwanted vegetation from around the bases of trees.| |
|12|July/August|Assess tree health and disorders (pests, diseases, nutrient availability). Schedule treatment as required.| |
| |October/November|Inspect trees for health and damage. Check protective guards/stakes/ties are secure and fit for purpose at end of the 2nd growing season.| |
|13|October|Assess site for second season losses. Schedule replacement.| |
|3rd Dormant Season<br><br>|3rd Dormant Season<br><br>|3rd Dormant Season<br><br>|3rd Dormant Season<br><br>|
|14|November – March|Replace losses following BS8545 Mitigation Report Section 10.| |
|15|November – March|Inspect trees for winter damage and repair as necessary.| |
|3rd Growing Season<br><br>|3rd Growing Season<br><br>|3rd Growing Season<br><br>|3rd Growing Season<br><br>|
|16|March – September 2025|Assess tree losses. Schedule replacements for October.| |
|17|March – October|Replenish mulch (BS3998 S6.2). Alleviate soil compaction around trees (aeration) (BS3998 S6.3). Check for moisture stress/waterlogging and take any necessary action (3998 S6.5). Conduct foliage assessment to determine nutrient availability (BS 3998 S6.6). Check chafing (tree/stake) and secure/adjust stakes/ties. Incorporate top dressing of slowrelease fertilizer as required. Carry out Year 3 formative pruning and shaping (BS3998 S7.4).| |

|18|May - August|Remove weeds and unwanted vegetation from around the bases of trees.| |
|---|---|---|---|
|19|July/August|Assess trees for pests, diseases and disorders. Schedule treatment for September/October 2019| |
|20|October|Final check of stakes, protective guards. Adjust or remove stakes if trees self-supporting. Final check on tree health, shape and overall well-being.| |
|21|November|Relinquish maintenance and aftercare responsibilities.| |

MER hedgerow notes: Hedgerow adjacent of Manx Electric Railway line to be a mixture of:

- • Holly (Ilex aquifolium)– Height up to 15m
- • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)- Heights between 6-7m
- • Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)- Height up to 15m

And to be planted at 200mm centres. Feature planting notes: Feature planting to be made up of the following species:

- • Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) - Heights up to 250mm
- • Chiltern gentian (Gentianella germanica) - Heights up to 500mm
- • Germander speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) - Heights up to 200mm
- • Sea Holly (eryngium maritimum) - Heights between 200 -600mm
- • Goldmoss/biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) - Heights up to 100mm
- • Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) - Heights up to 300mm

Shrub mix: To be planted at 1m c/c in single species groups of 5 -15nr. Bulb mix: To be planted randomly in single species swathes of 25-50nr. Bark mulch: All beds to have 50mm layer of bark mulch. Trees in grass to be planted in 1000mm ring of bark mulch as per specification. Staking generally: All trees to include short double timber stakes. Root barriers: Root barriers to be installed when tree and shrub planting is proposed within 5mtrs of utilities. Wildflower seeding: Wildflower seeding to be supplied by Manx Wildlife Trust (Wildflowers of Man)

### British Standard Bs 5837:2012

Key

- 1 Standard scaffold poles
- 2 Heavy guage 2m tall galvanized tube and welded mesh infill panels
- 3 Panels secured to uprights and cross-members with wire ties
- 4 Ground level
- 5 Uprights driven into the ground until secure (minimum depth 0.6m)
- 6 Standard scaffold clamps

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
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