Residents have been reassured that work to remove hedgerows over the weekend was authorised as part of planning permission for a development in Gedling.
People living in the area took to social media to voice their anger after pictures of hedgerows being removed on Arnold Lane were circulated online.
The work was being carried out by Keepmoat Homes as part of a new development of nine houses in the area.
Some residents claimed that the removal of the hedgerows wasn’t included in planning permission for the site.
But local wildlife campaigner Peter Wood said that his research had uncovered that this work had been approved by planning officers.
Mr Wood, who used to carry out landscaping checks for housing developers, told Gedling Eye: “I have checked and have discovered that this is authorised work for a Keepmoat scheme to create nine houses, providing access to and from the new development. It has planning permission; we have checked the plan
“It is good that people are concerned about our hedges but this is not unauthorised work.
“Originally Keepmoat did remove 500 metres of hedge during bird nesting season back in 2017 but in the last month they have created a whole new bank, which has been planted with trees. These are only small whip sized trees, but this is the very best way to establish new woodlands.”
Gedling Eye has approached Keepmoat Homes for a comment.
