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Search the Public Notice PortalA Herefordshire golf course has got into trouble for removing a section of hedgerow without permission in order to create new road access.
Herefordshire Council told Brockington Golf Club of Bodenham north of Hereford last October to cease using the opening onto the main A417, for which it had not sought permission, and to reinstate the hedge within three months.
The council had said the new access “lacks the required visibility splay onto a national speed limit road”, while its position next to existing road access “can result in conflicting vehicles movements at this point”.
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But owners of the golf club, which appears to have been closed for some time, are fighting back against the enforcement notice, saying it “seems confusing”.
The council’s requirement to “replant” the hedge that was previously in place “suggests that the hedge that was in place prior to the recent works is returned and replanted”, the golf club’s appeal submission says – apparently taking a literal interpretation of “replanting”.
“This would not be possible as from my understanding the original hedge has been removed and destroyed,” it says. “In any case it is likely that the roots have been damaged such that the original hedge will not be able to re-establish itself.”
It also claimed it was under no requirement to notify the council of the removal of the hedge, as this “does not come within the remit of the planning system” – and so questioned whether the council was entitled to demand its reinstatement.
The golf club further claimed that that the time given to comply with the enforcement was “too short”.
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It also maintained that the new access “is crucial to the golf club”, explaining this had been created as the previously used access alongside “is not within the same ownership as the site that serves the golf course”.
It is asking the government’s planning inspector to extend the compliance period by six months, “to enable a planning application to be submitted and determined”.
The golf club’s website no longer functions, and there was no response at its published phone number.
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