Hedge will go in first works on A47 estate
850 homes plan underway
HEDGEROWS will be removed as one of the first acts in the development of a major 850 home estate on the outskirts of Hinckley.
Bloor Homes have been given planning permission to dig up the 252 metre stretch of vegetation which borders a field off the A47 Normandy Way.
The area is the subject of a new housing scheme proposal from Bloor’s, a construction company owned by John Bloor who also owns Triumph.
Outline planning permission has already been given to the scheme which will feature retail units, a primary school, sports pitches and parkland as well as the 850 dwellings.
It is anticipated the actual building work will take place in stages.
Neither the ecology nor the archaeology departments of Leicestershire County Council raised objections when consulted about the proposals during the planning process.
A statement from the ecology department said it had: “No objection as it has already been considered during the planning application process.
“It is a relatively modern hedge along the bypass, so would not be classed as ‘important’ under the definition of the hedgerows regulations.”
Meanwhile the archaeology department said: “The hedge is not ‘important’ as per the hedgerow regulations.
“It may be part of a field system pre-dating the Inclosure Acts but the integrity of the field system has already been significantly damaged.
“As such, the hedgerow is not ‘important’, and we have no further comment to make.”
The hedge removal, approved by planning officers with delegated authority, will allow contractors to access the land and begin development.