Can utility companies cut hedges after the deadline for safety

[Doing it for the kids]

Had a long email from a surveyor on utility checks. Overhead 3 line setup, 11 kva I think.

They want to cut about half a km of hedge that to be fair is in places getting close to the line.

How do I stand with the RPA? If they cut it in may when it dries out will we get any grief?

 

[Muddyroads]

Safety would take precedence. The important thing will be that they can evidence that they have done a survey and not disturbed any wildlife.

 

[Flatland guy]

Had a long email from a surveyor on utility checks. Overhead 3 line setup, 11 kva I think.

They want to cut about half a km of hedge that to be fair is in places getting close to the line.

How do I stand with the RPA? If they cut it in may when it dries out will we get any grief?

As long as have email/written proof from utilities as evidence should RPA do a check not a problem. Utilities can do what they like without any consequences unfortunately.

Also I think there is no cross compliance at the minute as BPS ended, and as far as getting cross compliance into law has not happened yet, although happy to stand corrected, so in effect no cut off after 28th February providing still due due diligence for nesting birds etc.

 

[deleted user 837354]

This is obviously a safety hazard, you could trim that hedge and deahtra could do fudge all about it. Same as doing them on the roads and verges- an obvious issue for traffic/road use.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Had a long email from a surveyor on utility checks. Overhead 3 line setup, 11 kva I think.

They want to cut about half a km of hedge that to be fair is in places getting close to the line.

How do I stand with the RPA? If they cut it in may when it dries out will we get any grief?

reply to them that why cant they get on with it now? or perhaps you could do the work?
on the griund im a tennant on thers 33kv line and thats what do /have done . regularly / in the correct season with the hedtrimmer to normal hedge heigth and a few ash with die back took down .
surveyor chap told me Thye have so much work to do now that they are struggling to keep up with growth on some lines

 

[Spencer]

Had a long email from a surveyor on utility checks. Overhead 3 line setup, 11 kva I think.

They want to cut about half a km of hedge that to be fair is in places getting close to the line.

How do I stand with the RPA? If they cut it in may when it dries out will we get any grief?

Hasn’t cross compliance finished now with delinked payment?