Secured by Design - Interactive Toolkit

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The planting of trees and shrubs in commercial developments to create attractive environments is supported as demonstrated: a. The layout allows sufficient space to accommodate the planting. b. Future maintenance requirements are adequately considered at the design stage and management programmes are put in place to ensure that the maintenance will be properly carried out. c. The planting design takes full account of opportunities for crime.

Climbing plants can be used to cover walls that may be used as canvases for graffiti and carefully selected trees and shrubs can be used to “green up” the most hostile of environments providing both horizontal and vertical interest without adding to crime risks.

The planting of new trees has been considered in tandem with the installation and the operational requirement of any specified CCTV system. Similarly, newly planted trees are located so they do not reduce directed light from lamps or provide climbing aids over boundaries or onto buildings.

Species selection of trees and shrubs has been taken into account to ensure that their future maintenance complements on-going site security. Slow growing plants which require less maintenance are in place.
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Planting is wrongly specified i.e. too tall, or poorly managed and overgrown therefore blocking surveillance. Visitors are provided no reassurance as they approach buildings. The operation of the CCTV camera is impeded by foliage from an adjacent tree.

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High hedging prevents both an overview and a view into the car park therefore making it to susceptible to criminal activity.

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