Arboriculture

Locum Services for Local Authorities

We are able to provide support services to those local authorities who find themselves under pressure through staff illness, budget cuts or enforced staff reductions.

In the present economic climate, most local authorities are under great pressure to keep the costs of managing their tree stock to a minimum. However, following recent court case decisions and increased public expectations, their level of exposure to liability and the requirement for greater legal clarity in fulfilling their duty of care has increased significantly over recent years.

We are able to provide support services to those local authorities who find themselves under pressure through staff illness, budget cuts or enforced staff reductions. By giving competitive fixed price quotations for projects, both long and short, we enable tree managers to maximize the cost-effectiveness of their budgets.

Our arboricultural services

We provide cost-effective pre-purchase tree surveys.

Our affordable pre-purchase tree surveys help prospective buyers identify tree-related issues that may limit a site’s future development.

We can provide full tree surveys for prospective planning applications

These comply with BS5837 (2012) and will identify any development constraints imposed by the trees and will give you practical solutions to overcome them.

We have experience in providing Expert Witness evidence

We have broad experience in providing Expert Witness evidence and appearing in Planning Appeals and Public Inquiries. with an excellent track record of successful outcomes.

We are experts at drafting TPO applications and appeals

We have many years of experience in drafting Tree Preservation Order applications, and our expert advice has helped our clients achieve a high success rate.

Tree Hazard Assessments and Surveys

Our team has built up a high level of experience in carrying out tree hazard surveys for a wide range of clients from local authorities, government bodies, large landowners to private individuals with just one tree.

Picus Resistograph

Does your tree have internal decay/defects? Has an external inspection not reached a firm conclusion; Don’t want to fell a tree without a high degree of confidence of the necessity? Then we have just the answer; the arboreal equivalent of a CT scan.