Priority Tree Services provide amongst other tree care services, stump grinding, tree removal and tree pruning (sometimes referred to as tree lopping), as well as consultancy by qualified arborists within the Ryde City Council area. Ryde City Council covers the following suburbs:
Chatswood West | Eastwood | Melrose Park |
Denistone | Gladesville | North Ryde |
Denistone East | Macquarie Park | Putney |
Denistone West | Marsfield | Ryde |
East Ryde | Meadowbank | Tennyson Point |
West Ryde |
Below is a brief overview of the Tree Preservation Order within Ryde City Council. Please note this document should be used as a guide only.
To view complete Tree Preservation Order for this council please CLICK HERE.
Ryde City Councils Tree Preservation Order allows for the following work to be carried out without consent or permission: (However, Council must be notified, in writing, a minimum of 7 working days prior to the proposed commencement of works. A “Notice of Intent” form is available, from Council’s Customer service locations including the Internet site, for this advice to Council. Works should not commence until receipt of the written permit from Council).Trees that are within 3m of an approved detached building and any associated building, as measured from the outside of the tree, at 1.4m from the ground.
Exempt tree species within Ryde City Council are as follows:
Broad leaved Privet Ligustrum lucidium | |
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora | |
Cocos Palms Syagrus romanzoffianum | |
Coral Tree Erythrina crista-galli | |
Evergreen Alder Alnus jorulensis | |
Fruit trees (see TPO for details) | |
Indian Coral Erythrina x sykesii | |
Liquidambar Liquidambar styraciflua | |
Narrow leaf Privet Ligustrum sinense | |
Populus spp. Poplars | |
Rhus Tree Toxicodendron spp | |
Rubber Trees Ficus elastic | |
Silky Oak Grevillea robusta | |
Wild Olive/African Olive Olea Africana | |
Willows Salix species |
The Tree Preservation Order exemption list does not apply to the following:
Tree Preservation Order – click here
Application Form – click here
Fact Sheet Download – click here