Leather Lane road closure, Great Missenden / The Lee, for vegetation removal

What we are doing

As part of our preparation works for the Leather Lane crossing, we need to remove vegetation. Leather Lane will be temporarily closed to traffic 24/7 from 9.30am on Monday 27 January to Sunday 16 February, after which all traffic management will be removed. Traffic will be diverted via Potter Row, Frith Hill, and Aylesbury Road (A413) during the closure. Farm access will be maintained throughout the closure period.

A small workforce will use large machinery and hand-held equipment to clear the necessary hedgerows and trees. Other works include canopy reduction, coppicing, limb removal to create monolithic trees used for wildlife habitat, and removing trees that cannot be saved due to fungi and storm damage.

There have been extensive ecological and tree surveys undertaken for the areas identified for removal. Before any vegetation and trees are cleared the area will be thoroughly inspected by qualified ecologists. Any protected species found to be present will be recorded and no vegetation will be cleared until the species have left the site. This includes nesting birds.

The High-Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 includes Environmental Minimum requirements and a Code of Construction Practice which sets out how we undertake our construction activities. This includes managing existing ecology and explains how we will mitigate this during our construction.

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• Leather Lane road closure, Great Missenden / The Lee, for vegetation removal

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