Understand the requirement before you spend money.
These guides explain common planning, protected-tree, property and safety questions without assuming you already speak arboricultural jargon.
Arboricultural Impact Assessment Explained
When an AIA is used and how it fits into a planning application.
Read guide →Arboricultural Method Statement Explained
A simple guide to tree-related construction methods and planning conditions.
Read guide →BS5837 Explained in Plain English
A straightforward explanation of BS5837 surveys, constraints plans and planning documents.
Read guide →Can I Work on a Tree With a TPO?
A practical introduction to protected tree work and why you should check before arranging pruning or removal.
Read guide →Do I Need a Tree Survey?
A homeowner-friendly way to work out when an arboricultural report is likely to be useful.
Read guide →How Much Does a Tree Survey Cost?
The factors that change the price of a professional tree survey or arboricultural report.
Read guide →Mortgage Tree Reports Explained
What to do when a lender, valuer or building survey raises concerns about nearby trees.
Read guide →Planning Applications Near Trees: What Homeowners Should Check
A practical checklist for extensions and development where existing trees may affect planning or construction.
Read guide →The Council Asked for a Tree Report — What Now?
How to respond when validation, a tree officer or a planning condition asks for arboricultural information.
Read guide →TPO Check by Postcode: What an Online Check Can and Cannot Tell You
How postcode-based TPO screening works, where the data comes from and why the council record still matters.
Read guide →TPO, Conservation Area & Planning Checks Before Tree Work
What to check before pruning, removing or designing around a tree that may be protected.
Read guide →Tree Condition Surveys for Homeowners
When to get an independent condition or safety assessment of a tree.
Read guide →Tree Roots, Buildings & Subsidence
How arboricultural information fits into investigations involving roots and property movement.
Read guide →Tree Survey for a House Extension
What homeowners should know when an extension, garden room or driveway is close to trees.
Read guide →Tree Surveys for Planning Applications
When planning applications need tree information and how BS5837, AIA, TPP and AMS documents fit together.
Read guide →Trees in Conservation Areas
What conservation-area status can mean for homeowners planning tree work.
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