Tree Surveys

Lines of trees provide homes and foraging resources for a range of species as well as providing aesthetic screening.
As well as improving the aesthetics of a site, trees provide opportunities for a huge range of animal and insect species and improve the local biodiversity significantly.

Key Info:

  • The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requires local authorities to ensure that trees, hedges and sizable shrubs are taken into consideration during any development planning, integrating their presence into the overall plan wherever possible and planting new trees where necessary.
  • Special attention needs to be paid to “ancient” and “veteran” trees.
  • Planning applications may need to be supported by Tree Protection Plans, Landscape Plans, Arboricultural Method Statements, Arboricultural Impact Assessments.
  • Failure to comply with the Town and Country Planning Act could result in stop orders being issued.

Surveys

Tree Surveys might include:

  • Checks of historic land-use records.
  • Checks of local ecological record databases.
  • Identification of species diversity, densities and locations.
  • The health, condition and safety of the trees within or around the development site.
  • Calculation of Root Protection Zones.
  • Identifying buffer zones to avoid damage to trees through the use or parking of heavy vehicles or machinery, the storage of materials, oils or fuels, digging or other earth movement, and the installation of foundations.
  • Identifying trees and shrubs to be thinned or subjected to tree surgery.
  • Mitigation plans for the planting of replacement trees within the site or at an agreed location.
  • Production of management plans to ensure the trees, hedges and shrubs prosper following completion of the development work.

If your development project needs ecological support please contact us; for details of other services we can offer please visit Our Services