ECM_22343519_v1_Aboricultural Impact Assessment · 132000.200173.1

                                                                                         Consult Arborist

                 9.1 H ARD S URFACE / A SPHALT R EMOVAL
                 The Project will require the removal of the existing driveway/hard surface adjacent to the
                 subject retained trees. They will require careful removal overseen by the onsite Project
                 Arborist working alongside the contractors.

                 Sections of the old surface can be removed with the use of an excavator while sat and working
                 away from the tree. Machinery is not to be used on non-protected or bare ground within the
                 TPZ or Exclusion Zone.

                 The excavation of any ground within or adjacent to retained trees should be cut
                 perpendicularly to the tree to reduce the likelihood of roots being split or damaged
                 longitudinally and is to be overseen by the Project Arborist.

                 If roots are uncovered and determined to be cut, sharp handsaw or secateurs is to be used to
                 ensure a clean cut at a right angle to minimise the cut surface area. On completion of the
                 demolition works any exposed roots are to be covered with either damp hessian or a sandy
                 loam to protect the roots from drying out before construction of the new surface.




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Document Set ID: 22343519
Version: 1, Version Date: 16/03/2023