Service Hedgerow removal application
Before you apply, have you:
- checked if you need planning permission for the work you want to do
- found out what you need to supply with an application
- understood how much it will cost
- read the guidance notes for the completion of your application.
- You can download and complete the paper form by going to paper forms.
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Validation Checklist
These documents and plans are required to submit a Householder planning application.
National requirements
- A completed form or the form set out in Schedule 4 to the Hedgerow Regulations 1997
- A plan which clearly shows the location and length of the hedgerow(s) to be removed (if possible, please provide a plan to a scale of 1:2500. A different scale can be used so long as it shows clearly the location and length of the hedgerow or hedgerows that you wish to remove)
- Evidence of the date of planting
Local requirements - may include some or all of the following
- Arboricultural implications
- Biodiversity survey and report
- Landscaping details
Your application comes back to us to decide if you can go ahead. We will tell you our decision within the statutory time limits.