In a statement the council said: “As part of the A12 Witham Bypass widening work, a gas pipeline needs to be rerouted. However the final decision will be made by Cadent Gas Limited. It added its support to National Highways own preferred, albeit more expensive option, to route the pipe alongside the widened A12, staying on the north side of the Blackwater, rather than diverting through Blue Mills and Ishams Chase which will require a 25 metre-wide strip of land to be cleared, and left cleared, where the pipeline runs. Read more: Latest news about transport in Essex The parish council added it would also have a detrimental effect on the setting of listed buildings and a historic lane. Wickham Bishops Parish Council say that three options under the A12 Witham bypass widening scheme would cause the permanent loss of mature trees and hedgerows and destroy habitats of red kites, otters and many other species of wildlife. Habitats of important and rare species of birds and aquatic mammals are being threatened by plans to reroute a high pressure gas pipe to allow A12 widening, residents have been told.
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