Branchline Arborist reports & consulting
Some jobs need paperwork before a chainsaw. Our AQF Level 5 arborist writes the reports councils and developers ask for, from a single-tree assessment to a tree-protection plan on a building site.
What this job includes.
- ✓Tree assessment reports for council removal applications
- ✓Arboricultural impact assessments for development applications
- ✓Tree-protection plans for building and landscaping works
- ✓Independent health and risk assessments for disputes or insurance
Sometimes the paperwork comes before the chainsaw
If you need anything from the council, a removal, a development application, or a ruling on a tree dispute, the first step is often a report, not the work. An independent arborist report tells you whether removal will even be approved before you spend a cent on the removal itself.
What a useful report actually covers
A report is only worth having if the council accepts it. We write to the criteria your council actually uses, not a generic template. It covers the health and structure of the tree, the risk it poses, and the retention options, not just the case for removal. If the council asks for more, we revise it.
How it fits the rest of the job
- We assess the tree on site and write the report to your council’s requirements
- You get a clear ruling on what is allowed, before you commit to any removal
- If removal is approved, the report and the council fee stay as their own quote lines
- If the tree can be kept and managed instead, we will tell you that too
A report is independent advice. We are not trying to talk you into a removal you do not need. Call us and we will tell you honestly whether a report is your next step.
Quoted line by line, before we start.
The assessment, the work, the clean-up and the stump, each priced on its own line, so the number does not move.
- 1 On-site assessment. Access, risk and proximity to structures checked in person, with whether council approval is needed confirmed up front.
- 2 Arborist report or permit, if required. Where the council needs paperwork, the report and the council fee are priced as their own lines, never hidden.
- 3 The removal or pruning. The felling, sectional dismantle or pruning itself, by AQF-qualified crews, with rope and rigging where access needs it.
- 4 Traffic and property protection. Traffic management, lawn and roof protection where the site calls for it, scoped before the day, not discovered on it.
- 5 Clean-up and green waste. Branches chipped, timber and debris removed, the site raked and left tidy.
- 6 Stump grinding (optional). Ground below grade and the grindings cleared or backfilled, priced separately so you choose.
- 7 Public liability cover. Every job carried out under $20M public liability insurance, with the AQF level of the arborist on the quote.
What happens, step by step.
Call and same-day callback
Tell us about the tree. We answer, and for genuine emergencies we respond around the clock.
On-site assessment and itemised quote
We assess access and risk, confirm whether council approval is needed, and quote the job line by line in writing.
Scheduled work by a qualified crew
AQF-qualified arborists do the work to the AS 4373 standard, with traffic management and property protection where needed.
Clean-up and handover
Green waste removed, the stump ground if you asked for it, and the site left clean.
The cover behind the price.
Public liability to $20M, with the arborist's AQF level and the full scope named in writing, all on request.
Tree work is unlicensed in NSW, so the credential that matters is the qualification and the insurance. Every job is done or supervised by an AQF Level 5 arborist, under public liability cover to $20M, with WorkCover for the crew.
Arborist reports & consulting: common questions.
When does council want an arborist report?
Is your report accepted by council?
Get an itemised quote from a qualified arborist.
Tell us about the tree. We book an on-site assessment, confirm whether council approval is needed, and quote the job line by line, so the number on the quote is the number you pay.