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Hedgerow Removal
A notification to remove a hedgerow, tested against the criteria that decide whether it counts as important.
- The tier this usually sits in
- HouseholderThe tier this usually sits in
- Wren, for a case at that tier
- £499Wren, for a case at that tier
- Specimen you can read in full
- PublishedSpecimen you can read in full
- Sections inside it
- 4Sections inside it
What is inside
Section by section.
- 01The hedgerow, its length, location and age
- 02Each importance criterion, addressed in turn
- 03The reason for removal
- 04Replacement planting where proposed
| Required when |
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| Removing a hedgerow over 20 metres long, or meeting another hedgerow at each end |
| The hedgerow is on or adjoins agricultural land, common land, a village green, a site of special scientific interest, or a local or national nature reserve |
Why it exists
Documents answer constraints.
A council does not ask for this because it likes paperwork. It asks because something on or near your site triggers it, and the appraisal will tell you whether yours is triggered before you pay for anything.
Asked and answered
About the Hedgerow Removal.
What makes a hedgerow important?
Often alongside
Documents that usually travel with it.
The main written case for a planning application. It describes the site and the proposal, then argues the scheme against the policies your council will actually decide it under.
Identifies the heritage assets a scheme affects, explains what makes each of them significant, and assesses honestly what your proposal would do to that significance.
Proves that something you have built, or intend to build, is lawful and needs no planning permission. It is a certificate of fact, not a judgement of merit.
For development that is already permitted in principle, but where the council still gets a say on specific matters. Larger extensions and office-to-residential conversions are the common ones.
Find out whether your site needs one.
The appraisal names the route, lists the documents that route requires, and prices the set before you commit to anything.