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What are the four stages of site clearance?

23 July 2026

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By Ross Webster

Site clearance is not one job. It is a sequence of four jobs, each dependent on the last.

Stage 1: Tree removal. We take out Category U and Category C trees. Dead wood, dangerous wood, and trees sitting where the building footprint will be. Near boundaries, we dismantle in sections. In open areas, we fell where safe.

Stage 2: Stump grinding. Every felled tree leaves a stump. Stumps interfere with foundation trenches, access routes, and drainage runs. We grind each one out well below ground level.

Stage 3: Undergrowth clearance. Scrub, brambles, overgrown hedges, self-seeded saplings. All cut back to bare soil.

Stage 4: Waste removal. Everything chipped, stacked, and removed. Ground left clean and ready for the next trade.

Four stages. That order. Every time.

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