A site in Axminster was granted planning for residential development which had a history of Japanese knotweed. Knotweed had been found growing on a bank on the site perimeter, which had already been partially excavated and stockpiled by the client.
Environet worked with the client to process the infested soil using Xtract™. A further concealed stand of knotweed was discovered in another portion of the site late into the project – Environet acted swiftly to ensure there was no impact on the programme, supervising the excavation and arranging haulage of the infested soil to landfill.
![Japanese knotweed rhizome in a bucket](https://www.environetuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2103-1024x768.jpg.webp)
![Site affected by Japanese knotweed](https://www.environetuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCN1975-1024x768.jpg.webp)
![Japanese knotweed growing](https://www.environetuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCN2293-1024x768.jpg.webp)
![Digger removing Japanese knotweed](https://www.environetuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCN2299-1024x768.jpg.webp)