| For Planning Relating Services please email: planning@treeworks.co.uk
When constructing new buildings a developer is
required to follow guidelines set out in BS5837 (1991), Trees
in Relation to Construction.
The British Standard 5837 (1991), Trees in Relation to
Construction provides guidelines for assessing the likely
effects of a proposed development and advises a range of reasonable
measures for safeguarding trees of value.
Treework Environmental Practice offer a
range of services to support the developer through the pre-planning
process and meet BS5837 requirements
Our highly experienced and efficient tree surveyors undertake
surveys ranging form detailed individual tree inspections
to inventories of populations numbering 50,000+ trees.
Treework Environmental Practice utilises
The Treework System™, which incorporates
the principles of the British Standard to efficiently record
data and provide high quality tree reports
Our range of pre-planning related surveys
- Assessment of tree amenity value
- Individual detailed tree inspections
- Assessment of tree habitat value
- Assessment of tree retention value
- Assessment of the effects of proposed construction on
tree health and condition
- Monitoring tree health during and after the development
- Evaluation of access to sunlight for proposed buildings
- Arboricultural impact assessments
- Phase 1 habitat surveys
- GPS/Laser plotting of site features
- Trees plotted onto GIS or using GPS/Laser
We can provide the following outputs
- Data in a range of standard digital formats for integration
in database management systems and GIS
- Analyses and reports on findings
- Maps of tree positions showing areas of potential tree
loss, retentive worth of individual trees and groups of
trees, minimum separation distances for retained trees and
opportunities for planting. Legends are provided for easy
identification of tree characteristics
- Easy to read schedules of survey data
- Prioritised schedules of works to facilitate the development
process and safeguard tree health
- Works orders
- Archiving of completed work
- Assessment of implications for the development process
- Advice on best practice and sensitive tree management
Treework Environmental Practice also undertake Public Enquiry,
Tree Hazard Assessment and Woodland Management.. |
