Development Site Tree Surveys (BS 5837) If you have trees on or around the site that you are planning to develop, then the Local Planning Authority (LPA) will specify that a tree survey is under taken that conforms to ‘British Standard 5837:2012 trees in relation to design, demolition and construction’ and a report produced to accompany your application. This information is required to validate a planning application. GM Tree...
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Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) Tree Preservation Orders are put on trees by the local council as a way of controlling and monitoring work to these prominent trees within our landscape, if no controls were in place pruning or felling could take place that would be detrimental to the health and safety of the tree and the visual amenity value of the treescape, the quality of work may not also comply with good arboricultural practice. GM...
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Tree Mortgage / Tree Insurance Reports When purchasing a property that has trees in its proximity either within or bordering the property it is becoming increasingly common for home buyers to be required to provide tree insurance reports to insurance companies or tree mortgage reports to mortgage lenders to establish the overall condition of the tree/s and if there is any significant risk of a tree causing either direct (physically)...
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Tree Hazard and Tree Risk Assessment Surveys As a landowner with trees present, you have a responsibility under The Occupier’s Liability Act 1957/1984, this lays down a duty for occupiers to take reasonable and practical steps to ensure that premises (including woodland) are reasonably safe for visitors permitted to be there. This requires you to complete and maintain a tree risk assessment survey. This affects landowners /...
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Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (L.O.L.E.R.): To comply with current legislation, climbing equipment used for arboricultural purposes needs to be inspected every 6 months (or 12 months for rigging equipment) by an independent, competent and qualified person, to ensure that the equipment is safe, free from significant defects and fit for purpose. GM Tree Consultants are qualified to ‘City and Guilds –...
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