Demolition & construction in Conservation Area BS5837:2005

[arnoldbuchsassinger]

Got a house about to get demolished, all the trees around are covered by a conservation area. The site has been left for 10 years so trees at the drive in/drive out access are going to have to be sympathetically pruned before demolition vehicles can get into the site and demolition can take place I have to design RPA protection fencing etc, which is straight forward, council have a list of conditions, one of my headaches is access for demolition/construction vehicles. . Council want a design for protection of RPA accross the entrance and exit, ie reinforced/proprietary system to avoid soil compaction etc when big waggons and 360's arrive. I cant just put 12" woodchip and steel plates down. Bad enough they have already made the site a hand dig holes only. Any good ideas

[Dean Lofthouse]

Bad enough they have already made the site a hand dig holes only. Any good ideas

 

Sell to a developer and let them have the hassle, then buy a plot out of a conservation area

[Stephen Blair]

for the 360's get big tyres, any farm or garage will have loads. as far as the lorries then i can only imagine some of the stuff they use at the shows, like the APF , it rolls out like a steel roller door

[Arborist Sites]

have pm'd you details of how we have done this.

[Yorkshireman]

I take the rpa has been reduced inc 5837

stevies idea of ground mats works Ground Protection Mats from Just £68 per Panel

 

How about a decompation plan post construction ,

given that we are now in the winter months minimal impact to spring flush

[skyhuck]

Have council put TPO's on all the trees???

 

The council have NO powers to dictate what you do to tree in a conservation area UNTIL they put a TPO on them.

 

I had a job the other day in a CA, they had notified the council, who sent back a list of recommendations (one of which was a 15% reduction on an Elder.

 

My client thought they HAD to follow them, I asked "have they TPO'd any of them??"

 

"No" was the reply.

 

"So we can do what ever you want" I pointed out

Edited November 16, 2009 by skyhuck

[Yorkshireman]

If its a condition of the planning permission they can do what they want

[skyhuck]

If its a condition of the planning permission they can do what they want

 

But is it not true that thats separate to CA legislation.

 

The first post suggested it was the CA that was causing the problem.

[Dave Martin]

Sell to a developer and let them have the hassle, then buy a plot out of a conservation area

 

Banks not lending so developers not buying

[Yorkshireman]

But is it not true that thats separate to CA legislation.

 

The first post suggested it was the CA that was causing the problem.

 

 

yep very true , there are many options at their disposal with which they can beat people