56 Moss Road Lambeg Lisburn BT27 4NP

Hints and Tips

  • When searching for a trades man, check out their reviews on google.
  • A good company will always have their name and logo on their vehicles
  • Make sure they are ARB or ISO approved.
  • Try and get 3 Quotations for your job.
  • Request a copy of their public and employers liability insurance. (this will keep you safe if there is an accident on your premises).
  • You are paying for a service- make sure you have a quote in black and white outlining what
    you are getting including a good clean up afterwards.

“A tree preservation order (TPO) is issued by the council to prevent visually important trees from being removed or pruned without the formal permission. Generally, the trees must be under threat or considered important. We can protect individual trees or trees in groups, defined area’s or
woodlands.”

A fine of up to £20,000 can be imposed for destroying or cutting down a protected tree without  permission.

The landowner will also be required to replace the tree.
A fine of up to £2,500 can be imposed for pruning a protected tree without permission.

To apply for permission to prune or fell a preserved tree you must complete the application for tree works form. We would always recommend that you apply online via the planning portal website. But you can also use the ‘paper form chooser’ on the planning portal site to download forms as pdf documents allowing you to print them out.

It is often helpful to get advice from a professional when completing the application form and to obtain a quote for the proposed work.

There are several qualifications a tree surgeon must hold.

As you are paying for a service you need to know the staff working on your premises have the right skills set. Each staff should have a qualifications card on them, highlighting the tickets they hold.

Not every tree surgeon is actually qualified to undertake the necessary work which is instructed by insurance companies, therefore please be careful when choosing your contractor.

Qualifications for a Tree Surgeon –

  • CS30 – Chainsaw maintenance and Crosscutting
  • CS31 – Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm
  • CS32 – Felling & Processing Trees over 380mm
  • CS38 – Tree climbing (2) & Aerial Rescue
  • CS39 –  Aerial Cutting Of Trees Using Free Fall Techniques
  • CS40 – Aerial Tree Pruning
  • CS41 – Aerial Tree Rigging (lowering branches under control using ropes)
  • CS50 – Emergency Tree Work (IE wind blown trees)
  • CS51 – Emergency Tree Works (inc Windblown)
  • CS60 – Stationary Rope Work Positioning & Rescue