Local residents are upset that illegal damage to local trees with Protection Orders has been occurring on our "Undesigated Heritage Site" at Red House Farm off Tuddenham Road. SOCS have approached IBC and alerted the landowner Mr. Nowosad.
It is also being dealt with by ward councillor Inga Lockington and SOCS representatives.
In the event you witness this happening, please alert Ipswich Borough Council by phone immediately
Out of hours - emergencies (e.g.environmental issues) 01473 433444
Let SOCS (text details to 07749773705) & your councillors know.
As well as being in breach of the law, The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012, which came into force on 6th April 2012 and can incur hefty fines, IF the appropriate authority, IBC, take enforcement action.
Help SOCS ensure they do!
Anyone who contravenes an Order by damaging or carrying out work on a
tree protected by an Order without getting permission from the local
planning authority is guilty of an offence and may be fined.
There is also a duty requiring landowners to replace a tree removed,
uprooted or destroyed in contravention of an Order. This duty also
applies if a tree outside woodland is removed because it is dead or
presents an immediate risk of serious harm. The local planning authority
may also impose a condition requiring replacement planting when
granting consent under an Order for the removal of trees. The authority
can enforce tree replacement by serving a ‘tree replacement notice’.
Sometimes the Hedgerows Act is also breached. If you own or manage a countryside hedgerow (or hedgerow trees),
understand the rules and responsibilities involved if you want to remove
or work on them.
Countryside hedgerows: regulation and management
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term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found
in the air. Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke,
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so small they can only be detected using an electron microscope.
How Big is Particle Pollution?
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Particle pollution includes "inhalable coarse particles,"
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single hair from your head. The average human hair is about 70
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These particles come in many sizes and shapes and can be made up
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