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Evaluation procedure 13
Review checklist
1. Check whether the Cad drawing of plans have all requisite inputs.
2. Check the narrative with photographs from various locations on site showing top soil
preservation strategies.
3. review the top soil calculations to check the quantity of top soil excavated, preserved and
reapplied for landscaping.
Possible errors
1. measures taken for top soil preservation may not be appropriate.
Point allocation
one point should be awarded if all issues are adequately addressed.
Appraisal 2.3.6
Preserve existing vegetation by means of non-disturbance or damage to trees and other forms of
vegetation, as per clauses 2.2.5 and 2.2.6.
Required documentation
1. tree survey format, duly filled.
2. one Cad drawing showing proposed landscape plan with identification of trees (different
colour coding for protected, preserved, transplanted, and removed trees) corresponding to
the existing tree-survey table (to be included in the drawing), existing and new buildings,
and proposed site drainage pattern.
3. explain briefly the measures that have been adopted for protecting existing landscape
(maximum of 250 words).
4. Certificate from the landscape architect confirming proper protection and preservation of
existing trees during the construction process.
Review checklist
1. Check Cad drawing and match it with a satellite image or site survey plan to ensure that all
the trees are listed and strategies suggested for each of them.
Possible errors
1. all trees may not have been considered.
2. mismatch in site survey drawings and landscape plans.
Point Allocation
one mandatory point to be awarded if the existing vegetation on site has been protected and
preserved during the construction process.
Appraisal 2.3.7
trees/plants replanted within site premises in ratio of 1:3, as per clause 2.2.8 (1 point) mandatory.
Required documentation
1. landscape plan, if applicable, clearly highlighting the tree-removed areas (indicating the
number of trees) with the number of replanted trees in the ratio of 1:3 in the proposed
landscape designs.
Review checklist
1. Check whether the Cad drawing of plans have all requisite inputs.
2. Check the narrative with photographs from various locations on site showing top soil
preservation strategies.
3. review the top soil calculations to check the quantity of top soil excavated, preserved and
reapplied for landscaping.
Possible errors
1. measures taken for top soil preservation may not be appropriate.
Point allocation
one point should be awarded if all issues are adequately addressed.
Appraisal 2.3.6
Preserve existing vegetation by means of non-disturbance or damage to trees and other forms of
vegetation, as per clauses 2.2.5 and 2.2.6.
Required documentation
1. tree survey format, duly filled.
2. one Cad drawing showing proposed landscape plan with identification of trees (different
colour coding for protected, preserved, transplanted, and removed trees) corresponding to
the existing tree-survey table (to be included in the drawing), existing and new buildings,
and proposed site drainage pattern.
3. explain briefly the measures that have been adopted for protecting existing landscape
(maximum of 250 words).
4. Certificate from the landscape architect confirming proper protection and preservation of
existing trees during the construction process.
Review checklist
1. Check Cad drawing and match it with a satellite image or site survey plan to ensure that all
the trees are listed and strategies suggested for each of them.
Possible errors
1. all trees may not have been considered.
2. mismatch in site survey drawings and landscape plans.
Point Allocation
one mandatory point to be awarded if the existing vegetation on site has been protected and
preserved during the construction process.
Appraisal 2.3.7
trees/plants replanted within site premises in ratio of 1:3, as per clause 2.2.8 (1 point) mandatory.
Required documentation
1. landscape plan, if applicable, clearly highlighting the tree-removed areas (indicating the
number of trees) with the number of replanted trees in the ratio of 1:3 in the proposed
landscape designs.
