“BS5837:2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition & construction – Recommendations”

Recommendations & guidance for architects, builders & engineers interested in harmony between trees & development; often a requirement for planning applications where trees are implicated either as existing or part of the future landscape plan.

• Tree & Land surveys
• Tree (TPZ) & root (RPA) protection zones
• Arboricultural Impact Assessments
• Arboricultural Method Statements
• Negotiation & liaison with LPA Tree Officers

Trees in conservation areas or subject of Tree Preservation Orders cannot be pruned or felled without approval from the Local Planning Authority. Arborista undertake preparation & submission of planning applications with appropriate tree condition assessments.

Under the Occupiers Liability Act (Duty of Care) 1984 tree owners & managers have to demonstrate that they have taken reasonable measures to ensure that their trees are safe. Arborista provide tree inspection services that will meet with requirements of the act, satisfy insurance companies & contribute to long term safe retention of trees.

trees growing close to structures can, in certain circumstances, cause of damage. In some parts of the country subsidence is a major insurance issue. Home owners are often obliged to seek advice from an Arboriculturalist as part of their mortgage application.

Bats & their habitats are specifically protected under the Wildlife & Countryside act 1981. The majority of British bat species spend at least part of the lives living, resting or foraging in trees. Arborista provide canopy level bat surveys as part of our integrated planning & habitat management approach to tree care. We undertake constructive mitigation in the event of habitat loss – roost re-installation, bat box installation & refuge construction.