Hedgerow Removal
A notification to remove a hedgerow, tested against the criteria that decide whether it counts as important.
When
When your council will require it
- 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
Contents
What is in it
- 01The hedgerow, its length, location and age
- 02Each importance criterion, addressed in turn
- 03The reason for removal
- 04Replacement planting where proposed
Authority
What makes it necessary
The Hedgerows Regulations 1997.
Price
What it costs
This document is not priced on its own. It is part of the fixed fee for the application it supports, and a case producing three documents costs the same as a case producing one. On a householder application that fee is £499, with your council’s statutory fee passed on separately at cost.
A shorter research draft of this document is also available for credits, for your own use. It is clearly marked on every page as not for submission, and it carries nobody’s signature.
Questions
Questions
What makes a hedgerow important?
The Regulations set out archaeological, historical, wildlife and landscape criteria. A hedgerow that meets any one of them is important, and the council can refuse the removal.
Start here
Does your site need a hedgerow removal?
Draw a boundary and the appraisal tells you which documents your route and your constraints require, before you commit to anything.