** RANT** Volume housebuilder “two waterings of trees and shrubs per year”

I was astonished to find myself discussing with a commerical director of a nation volume housebuilder aftercare of their soft landscapes and find they only paid for two waterings per year of newly planted trees and shrubs, for two years 

I suggested that for this spring and summer, he only takes two drinks.

He saw no value in passing a quality landscape onto the community or the managing agents responsible for the care of it. At best they are passing a poisoned chalice onto the community.

There was no attempt to being their approved landscape plans to life.

This approach will not lead to the landscape plans, approved but the Local Authority.

Why are Local Authorities not checking and enforcing their approved plans, with replacements for failed specimens.

Why are Local Authorities not passing landscape plans subject to BS8545? This should guarantee the approved landscape to come to fruition.

Planners have developers at their mercy when approving plans, why do that not have the ***** to ensure their approvals occur. Increase the cost to include monitoring of trees (retained and newly planted) on development sites for 5 years,

This will massively enhance the local environment.