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 Woollahra Council area. Woollahra Council covers the following suburbs:
Bellevue Hill | Paddington | Vaucluse Heights |
Darling Point | Point Piper | Watsons Bay |
Diamond Bay | Rose Bay | Woollahra |
Double Bay | Rose Bay North | |
Edgecliff | Vaucluse |
Below is a brief overview of the Tree Preservation Order within Woollahra Council. Please note this document should be used as a guide only.
To view complete Tree Preservation Order for this council please CLICK HERE.
Woollahra Councils Tree Preservation Order allows for the following work to be carried out without consent or permission:
Exempt tree species within Woollahra Council are as follows:
African Olive Olea europea var. africana | |
Cocos Palm Syagrus romanzoffianum | |
Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos | |
Large Leaf Privet Ligustrum lucidum and cvs. | |
Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii | |
Norfolk Is. Hibiscus Lagunaria patersonii | |
Rubber Tree Ficus elastica | |
Small Leaf Privet Ligustrum sinense | |
Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima | |
Umbrella Tree Schefflera actinophylla | |
Willow Salix spp | |
The following species if less than 10 meters | |
Poplar Populus spp | |
Coral Trees Erythrina spp. | |
Hackberry Celtis spp. | |
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora |
Note:
Where the exemption provision contained in this clause are applicable for trees greater than 10m in height, written notification to council of intention to carry out tree works is required seven days prior to the work being undertaken.
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