AQF Level 5 Arborist Reports for Hornsby Shire provide the professional documentation required for Council applications, tree removal and development projects.
Covering Hornsby, Waitara, Asquith, Berowra, Cherrybrook and every suburb across Hornsby Shire.
The Hornsby Shire combines established suburbs such as Hornsby, Waitara and Asquith with bushland communities including Berowra, Mount Colah and Cowan, as well as rural areas around Galston and Arcadia. Development near significant tree canopy often requires an Arborist Report before a Development Application or Tree Permit can proceed.
Home extensions, dual occupancies and new dwellings are common throughout Cherrybrook, Hornsby, Galston and Berowra, where mature trees frequently require Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Tree Protection Plans.
Home extensions, dual occupancies and new dwellings are common throughout Cherrybrook, Hornsby, Galston and Berowra, where mature trees frequently require Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Tree Protection Plans.
Arboricultural Impact Assessments determining the level of impact your development will have on surrounding trees, prepared in accordance with AS 4970 for Council lodgement.
Tree reports for removal or major pruning on health and safety grounds, using QTRA and TRAQ methodologies, with Resistograph® testing available for decay and cavity analysis.
Tree Management Plans to meet Council construction requirements, Project Arborist services where required, and Tree Protection Plans designed to minimise construction impact on retained trees.
We regularly prepare Arborist Reports for homeowners, builders, architects and developers across Hornsby, Waitara, Asquith, Mount Colah, Cherrybrook and Galston, supporting projects from design through to construction compliance.
Additional services include Tree Root Investigation using AirSpade, tree surveys, and Ecology, Flora and Fauna reporting.
Dangerous tree removal and standard removal or pruning reports, with fast-track service available and all arrangements handled for you.
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Fast-track reporting services are available for urgent Development Application deadlines.
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The commercial heart of Hornsby combines apartment redevelopment, established residential streets and mature urban tree canopy. Arborist Reports are commonly required for Development Applications, renovations and construction near retained trees.
These bushland-fringed suburbs adjoin national parks and contain significant native vegetation. Development often requires Arboricultural Impact Assessments, Tree Protection Plans and careful management of retained trees.
Larger acreage properties and remnant native bushland mean Arborist Reports are frequently required for new dwellings, rural infrastructure, subdivisions and tree management.
These established residential suburbs feature mature gardens, larger allotments and ongoing home renovations where Arborist Reports are commonly required for extensions, pools, knockdown rebuilds and tree removal applications.
The State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021 provides the authority for tree preservation and removal across The Hills Shire, alongside Council's own Tree Preservation Order and Tree Management Guidelines for Private Trees.
Understanding these requirements early can help avoid delays and ensure your project complies with Council's planning controls while protecting the Shire's bushland legacy.
A permit isn't required to remove a tree under 3 metres in height not located within native vegetation, deadwood, or a tree within Council's exempt species list. A tree within 3 metres of an approved dwelling (measured from the trunk to the external wall at 1.4 metres above ground) can also be removed by the owner without a permit.
None of these exemptions apply within a Heritage Conservation Area, a Locally Significant Ecological Community, or an Endangered or Critically Endangered Ecological Community. We can confirm exemption status before you proceed.
In most cases, yes. A permit is required for tree work that isn't addressing nuisance, for pruning or removing more than 10% of a tree's canopy, for trees in a Heritage Conservation Area, or for trees mapped as Biodiversity or within a threatened or endangered ecological community.
Leaf, flower, fruit or sap drop, minor damage to paths or driveways, and a wish for more light or view are not accepted reasons where the tree is healthy.
Council does accept removal where there's a likelihood of tree failure, substantial and continuing structural damage to a dwelling, declining health with a life expectancy under 5 years, or proven medical evidence linking a health condition to the tree.
Fast-track reporting is available for urgent and hazardous tree assessments, subject to availability.
Yes. Where tree removal is proposed as part of a development, it's considered through the development assessment process rather than a standalone Tree Removal Application. A Development Consent that requires trees to be retained or replanted will also affect what can later be removed without further approval.
Yes. We prepare DA Arborist Reports at design stage, Tree Protection Plans post-approval, and Project Arborist inspections through construction for residential and commercial projects across Hornsby Shire.
Need an Arborist Report in Hornsby Shire Council? Contact our AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborists today for expert advice, fast turnaround times and a free, no-obligation quote.
