removal of hedgerows would be very unlikely. Trees would not be removed and hedgerows would be coppiced rather than removed. If these measures were insufficient, traffic management measures would be proposed to ensure safety of access e.g. use of banksmen, in consultation with the relevant Local Authority.


Post Construction Banks and ditches would be reformed to similar profiles as before


Topsoil would be replaced after works in the reverse order that it was excavated to distinguish its difference from other stored topsoil


Replanting of hedgerows would take place in the first available planting season following construction and would aim to enhance baseline conditions i.e. through improved species diversity or replanting on a two for one basis (two planted for every one removed) where compliant with landscape objectives


Planting would use shrubs of the same species and in the same general proportions as existed pre-construction (native preferably of local origin). The replanting mix and pattern would be established on the basis of a survey in accordance with the Hedgerow Regulations, 1997


A schedule of species composition for reinstatement would be provided


A detailed scheme of hedge planting aftercare will be provided, to be agreed with Suffolk Coastal District Council, Mid Suffolk District Council and Suffolk County Council. This will include details of soil restoration and ground preparation, species choice, stock size, spacing and a program of weed control and aftercare to cover a period of five years, (ten years for hedges on the converter station site)


To aid establishment of replanted trees and shrubs, they would be protected by stock-proof fencing and either rabbit-proof fencing or tree guards


A scheme of protection would be developed to demonstrate how new tree and hedge planting would be protected against deer, rabbits/hares etc. The detail would also indicate a variety of access gates within the detail for badgers or other creatures that may have, for instance, established routes through the restored hedge


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