walk round notes - 10/06/08

Here are the spotted defects from the walkround with Greenbelt

Barrat/Bryant 1016:

1. Check landscape plan for original planting at Clanranald and Farquharson
2. Tidy up gorse bed – grub up & replant
3. Check for ownership of verge (possibly Council)
4. Gap plant shrubs (20no. cornus var. + 20 lonicera) play park area
5. Lop dead branch on tree at Play Area
6. Monitor & consider gap planting (kids foot traffic)
7. Strim base of bank
8. Spray out weeds on filter drain (base of play park slope)
9. Mackenzie place woodland - Stump grind tree pegs & consider future management as long grass
Additional thinning of woodland would accelerate growth (not desired)
10. Mackenzie place woodland -Spray out growth on filter drain -
11. Mackenzie place woodland - Write to resident re. encroachment
12. Mackenzie place woodland - Inspect woodland fringe & check fence clearance
13. Mackenzie place woodland - Monitor & consider repair on fence
14. Install padlock to gate strip between Bett estate
15. Gap plant area on top of retaining wall
16. Letter resident re. prunings/topped trees (conservatory built)
17. Patch / re-seed small area


Bett 1195:

1. Repair/replace gate post & check closure on gate in Play Area DM
2. Gap planting required behind Play Area DM
3. Strim & spray out 1m strip at fence backs DM
4. Weed control required at path egress DM
5. Weed control at corner (thistles) DM

Persimmon/ Scotia 1195:

6. Letter to resident re. encroachment FC
7. Beat up of planting around SUDS (20%) DM
8. Install gate for access to SUDS DM
9. Gap planting of shrubs DM
10. Selective herbicide to grass (Broadsword) DM
11. Remove grass/shrubs an replant as per landscape plan DM
12. Consider change of surface on narrow shrub bed (14m p/w fence + chips) FC
13. Play Area concerns:- Bolt repair on hammock, gates not self closing,
Handle broken on seesaw/rocker, bearing on Birds Nest R/A,
Dog fouling in bin, cat faeces in bark. FC/GGL
14. Strim down banking DM
15. Surface path & plant edge DM
16. Debris & general condition of ditch FC/GGL
17. Tarmac remaining under soil FC/GGL


Abbreviations:
FC – F.Cumming (Greenbelt Group Ltd) DM – D. Moore (MG Contracting)
RA – Residents Association GGL - Greenbelt Group Ltd

Richard voted chairperson of Bett/Persimmon and Scotia Group

At the AGM of the Bett/Persimmon RA - Richard was voted on as Chairperson of The Group. This will allow an even closer working relationships with the existing estates RA to be formed as he is Chairperson of the existing RA