The Norfolk County Council (Norwich Northern Distributor Road (A1067 to A47(T))) Order 2015

Existing trees and hedgerows and soil

6.—(1) All hedges and trees forming part of the boundary of the Order land or situated within it (unless shown to be removed in the environmental statement or in a landscape and ecological management plan approved under requirement 5 (landscape and ecology)) must be protected from any damage during the construction of the authorised development in accordance with British Standard BS5837 (2012) ‘Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction’.

(2) If any hedge or tree protected under sub-paragraph (1) is removed, uprooted, destroyed or damaged during the construction of the authorised development it must be replaced in the first available planting season and afterwards maintained for a period of 5 years.

(3) All areas of the site left undisturbed, and all soil, soil-making material and overburden mounds must be kept free from noxious weeds throughout the construction of the authorised development. Soil-making material must be kept free of compaction. The provisions of the DEFRA Construction Code of Practice for the Sustainable Use of Soils on Construction Sites (2009) must be complied with.

(4) Any felling, lopping or removal of hedges or trees during the bird nesting season must be preceded by a written report by a suitably qualified ecologist, which must be supplied to the relevant planning authority. The recommendations of the ecologist as set out in the report must be complied with in relation to any relevant activity involving felling, lopping or removal of hedges or trees.