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AQF Level 5 Arborist Reports for Development Applications, Tree Removal & Construction.
Tree safety assessments and reporting for construction projects involving protected trees, across the Liverpool City Council area.
Send us your plans, Council correspondence or photographs of the tree and we will identify the assessment you need.
Start with the situation you are in. If you are not sure, send us the Council request, plans or tree photographs and we will confirm which assessment applies.
Where proposed development may affect existing trees, Liverpool City Council may require a Development Arborist Report or Arboricultural Impact Assessment, prepared by a qualified Consultant Arborist.
Development Arborist ReportsCouncil approval is generally required before removing or pruning a Protected Tree in Liverpool, unless a specific exemption applies. We assess the tree, prepare the report and can carry out the approved work.
Tree Removal LiverpoolFor declining, defective or storm-damaged trees we provide health and structural assessment, and 24/7 emergency response where a tree has failed or presents an imminent risk.
Emergency Tree RemovalConsulting and practical tree work from one provider, across the full life of a project.
DA Arborist Reports and Arboricultural Impact Assessments for new homes, duplexes, apartments, subdivisions, childcare, commercial and industrial projects.
Learn moreAQF Level 5 assessment, Arborist Reports for tree removal, Council approval support and qualified professional removal, start to finish.
Learn morePruning assessment, Council approval support, pruning reports and professional pruning carried out to the approved scope.
Learn more24/7 response for fallen, storm-damaged and immediately dangerous trees, including make-safe work and emergency documentation.
Learn moreConstruction monitoring, hold-point inspections, compliance reporting and certification against your Development Consent.
Learn moreNon-destructive AirSpade investigation and CAD root mapping where excavation, footings, driveways or services interact with a TPZ or SRZ.
Learn moreProtection measures for retained trees before and during construction, prepared to suit the approved plans and consent conditions.
Learn moreAssessment of dangerous, declining, damaged and structurally compromised trees, with QTRA risk assessment where appropriate.
Learn moreCouncil approval is generally required before removing or pruning a Protected Tree in Liverpool, unless a specific exemption applies. Reports must be prepared by a suitably qualified Consultant Arborist. Liverpool's Tree Policy states Council will only accept a Tree Report prepared by a Consultant Arborist, defined as a professional holding an AQF Level 5, Diploma of Horticulture (Arboriculture).
For tree removal and pruning: assess, report, approval, tree work. For development: assess, report, protect, certify.
An AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborist inspects the tree or site and identifies the assessment Council requires.
We prepare the Council-ready documentation, from a single-tree report through to a full Arboricultural Impact Assessment.
We support the Council approval pathway, or prepare Tree Protection Plans and root investigations for retained trees.
Once approved we can undertake the removal or pruning, or act as Project Arborist through construction to certification.
We work across the whole Liverpool Local Government Area, from the established urban centre to the rural lands around the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
Liverpool CBD, Warwick Farm, Casula, Chipping Norton, Moorebank, Hammondville, Holsworthy, Wattle Grove, Voyager Point and Pleasure Point.
View areaAshcroft, Busby, Cartwright, Green Valley, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Lurnea, Miller, Sadleir, Cecil Hills and Mount Pritchard.
View areaAustral, Edmondson Park, Leppington*, Denham Court*, Middleton Grange, West Hoxton, Carnes Hill, Horningsea Park, Prestons and Hoxton Park.
View areaBadgerys Creek, Bradfield, Bringelly*, Cecil Park*, Greendale, Kemps Creek*, Luddenham, Rossmore and Wallacia.
View area*Some suburbs extend across Liverpool and neighbouring council boundaries. Liverpool-specific requirements on this website apply only to properties within the Liverpool City Council LGA. We can confirm the applicable council from your property address.
Council-ready arboricultural reporting prepared to Liverpool City Council's stated requirements.
Practical arboricultural and consulting experience behind every assessment.
From Arboricultural Impact Assessment through to construction compliance and certification.
Reports plus professional removal and pruning, so you are not coordinating two businesses.
QTRA tree risk assessment, AirSpade root investigation and Resistograph assessment where appropriate.
Where project scheduling allows, so a tree report does not hold up your Development Application.
Liverpool Tree Permit Services prepares Council-ready AQF Level 5 Arborist Reports for homeowners, builders, architects, developers, strata managers and commercial property owners throughout the Liverpool Local Government Area.
We are part of Arbor Express, bringing 32+ years of practical arboricultural and consulting experience to Liverpool tree and development matters. Because we provide both the consulting reports and the professional tree work, one team can take a project from the first inspection through Council approval to the completed removal, pruning or construction certification.
Real assessments from across the LGA, showing how the report scope changes with the site.
A residential development assessment covering tree retention and removal, with a Tree Protection Plan and construction hold points for the retained tree.
Read the case studiesA 29-tree subdivision assessment with TPZ and SRZ analysis, showing how a larger development weighs many trees together against the proposed layout.
Read the case studiesAn assessment where calculated tree-protection impacts determined whether retention remained viable within the proposed development footprint.
Read the case studiesEvery review below was left on Google for Arbor Express, the consulting arborist team behind Liverpool Tree Permit Services.
It depends on why the report is required. You may need an Arborist Report for Council, an Arborist Report for Tree Removal, a DA Arborist Report or Development Application Arborist Report, an Arboricultural Impact Assessment, or another specialist assessment. Send us your plans or photos and we will confirm.
Yes. Liverpool's Tree Policy states Council will only accept a Tree Report prepared by a Consultant Arborist, defined as holding an AQF Level 5, Diploma of Horticulture (Arboriculture).
Where proposed development may affect existing trees on, adjoining or near the site, Liverpool City Council may require a Tree Report or Arboricultural Impact Assessment to assess the potential impacts. Where required, the report must be prepared by an appropriately qualified Consultant Arborist in accordance with Council's requirements.
Work to a Protected Tree generally requires Council approval unless an applicable exemption or other lawful pathway applies. We can assess which pathway applies to your property.
Yes. Liverpool Tree Permit Services provides both AQF Level 5 Arborist Reports and professional tree removal and pruning services throughout Liverpool.
Tree Removal and Tree Pruning Reports typically range from $450 to $900+, while Development Arborist Reports and AIAs start from $900+, depending on the number of trees, site complexity and Council requirements. We provide a fixed quote before work begins.
Send us your plans, Council correspondence or photographs of the tree. Our AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborists can identify the appropriate assessment, explain the next step and provide a fixed quote before work begins.
