Does a site cut need erosion control during the works?

Yes — a site cut exposes soil that’s genuinely vulnerable to erosion, particularly in rain, making proper erosion control measures (sediment fencing, stabilised access points) a real, often permit-condition requirement during the works.

This protects both your own site and surrounding properties and stormwater systems from sediment runoff — a genuine environmental and compliance consideration, not just a tidiness issue.

Your contractor manages this as a standard part of properly conducted site cut work, maintained throughout the works period, not installed once and forgotten.

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