Preparation work to clear Armada Way is expected to get underway in the next few weeks.
With the bird nesting season coming to an end, the Council will have independent ecologists in Armada Way to see if there are any live bird nests within the felled trees and brushes. They will use specialist heat seeking technology to give a better picture of what is present.
The Council is currently working with its ecologists to prepare and complete a proposed methodology that it will ask contractors to follow when they start the clear up. In line with the legal injunction conditions, this proposed methodology will be shared with the claimant in the High Court case.
The claimant will then have 48 hours to respond, and only following consideration of their views, will the clean-up operation be able to start.
The Council is working on the premise that the removal work will take place over a 24 hour period, starting in the early morning and continuing through the day into the evening and overnight, if necessary, to enable completion and to minimise disruption as much as possible.
Council leader Tudor Evans OBE said: “We said we would sort out Armada Way and this a massive step in the right direction.
“Not only that, but we are almost there with our new proposals for a future Armada Way and will be looking to share them for people to give their views once the felled trees have gone.”
Steve Hughes, chief executive of the Plymouth City Centre Company, said: “This will be very welcome news for our businesses on Armada Way. We hope the felled trees will now be cleared away as soon as possible and the whole area tidied up and made more welcoming.
“But, most importantly, we look forward to being consulted on the new plans and work being allowed to start on the much-needed regeneration of the city centre.”
There will also be some preparation work to install additional fencing and acoustic screening to reduce noise.
As soon as the felled trees and brush have been removed, the area will be cleaned and made safe before we fully remove all the fencing.
The Council has written to businesses along Armada Way to give them the latest update and will let them know final details once they have been confirmed.