{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-grid-richborough-connection-project-development-consent-order-2017/schedule-3/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/817",
  "legislation_title": "The National Grid (Richborough Connection Project) Development Consent Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-grid-richborough-connection-project-development-consent-order-2017",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Retention and protection of existing trees and hedgerows",
  "text": "(1) No stage of the authorised development may commence until, for that stage, a Tree and Hedgerow Protection Strategy (THPS) as referred to in Requirement 6(1)(g) and prepared in accordance with the Arboricultural Impact Assessment report (Document 5.4.3I) and its Addendum, Figures 3I.2a to 3I.2v of the Arboricultural Impacts Plan (Document 5.4.3I.1(A)) and BS 5837:2012 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction) identifying the trees, groups of trees and hedgerows to be retained during that stage has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.\n(2) The THPS referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must include—\n(a) Tree Protection Plans detailing the alignment of temporary physical tree protection measures according to BS 5837:2012 and, where practicable, including a minimum 5 metres stand-off from hedges;\n(b) a schedule of all proposed tree and hedgerow removal and management with annotated plans;\n(c) specifications for temporary physical protection for trees and hedgerows; and\n(d) details of an auditable system of compliance with the approved protection measures.\n(3) The trees, groups of trees and hedgerows identified in the THPS referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must not be felled or otherwise removed in connection with the construction of the authorised development.\n(4) The relevant stage of the authorised development must not commence until the approved protection measures referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are in place, and they must thereafter be maintained during the construction of the relevant stage of the authorised development.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 24.8.2017, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/817/schedule/3/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:08:57.690280+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}