Grantham Road Widening Scheme - Find a freedom of information request

In February 2016, 11 trees were taken down by LCC prior to a road widening scheme of the Sandon Road, St Catherine's Rd, Stonebridge Rd, Beacon Rd Junction at Grantham

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/tree-felling-works-to-start-sunday-14-february-near-harrowby-road/st-catherines-road-junction-grantham/128773.article

Following the removal of these trees on 14 Feb 2016.

A Section 58 Notice was raised on 22 Feb 2016 for these road works.

AF/S58/ Stonebridge

1. Could you please provide plans of the proposed road re-alignment.

2. When the work was started

3. When the Work was completed

4. Who authorised the removal of the trees 5/Were SKDC Cllrs or Employees consulted about the trees to be removed - names please/ dates 6/Please give the location and types of trees replanted as per the mitigation statement.

Lincolnshire County Council completed a detailed design for this project ( A road widening scheme of the Sandon Road, St Catherine's Rd, Stonebridge Rd, Beacon Rd Junction at Grantham) and issued the project to tender.

A political decision was taken not to proceed with the project as the costs far outweighed the long-term benefits of the project at the location.

In addition as part of the scheme design, the project team identified those 5 trees, within the land ownership of highways, needed to be removed in order to widen the road. A decision was taken to remove these ahead of the scheme due to the Wildlife and Countryside Act.  However as outlined above, due to the scheme costs the scheme did not go ahead. It was proposed to replace these trees with 2 new trees, but as yet this has not occurred.