Permits & arborist reports
Check before you cut. The fines are enormous.
Removing a protected tree in Brisbane without approval can attract penalties in the tens of thousands — and they land on the property owner, not the operator who did it.
What's protected in Brisbane
Genuinely dangerous trees are different
Where a protected tree presents an imminent risk, council has provisions for urgent works — and that’s exactly where our arborist’s structural assessment does the work. We document the defect, make it safe where we’re permitted to, and lodge the application with the evidence attached.
Arborist reports we write
Removal or pruning application
Species, dimensions, health and structural condition, risk assessment and recommendation — in the format council expects. We lodge it for you.
Development / tree protection plan
For a build, extension, pool or granny flat near an existing tree. Root zone mapping, protection fencing specs and construction-stage monitoring.
Pre-purchase or dispute report
Independent assessment for a property you’re buying, or for a neighbour dispute under the Neighbourhood Disputes Act. Written to stand up if it goes further.