Arbor Survey / Who we help / Private landowners
Who we help
Clear advice about the trees on your land.
Whether you are buying, building, removing a tree or dealing with a neighbour or Council issue, we provide plain-language advice about the trees on your land, the rules that apply and the report you may need for a permit.
Why private owners come to us
The same standard, explained clearly
Clear advice
We tell you what the controls on your land actually mean, what you can do, and what it will take, before you spend money on a plan that will not get a permit.
A report prepared for assessment
Councils accept our reports without unnecessary follow-up, because they are independent and built to the standard. If it turns into a dispute, the same report is the evidence we present at VCAT.
Experience with similar matters
More than 4,100 projects across Victoria, from a single backyard tree to a contested boundary tree issue. Whatever your situation, it is unlikely to be new to us.
What we can help with
From one tree to a dispute
The advice and reports private owners most often need, prepared to the standard a Council or a Tribunal will hold us to.
Tree permits and removals
A permit to remove or prune a protected tree, or a Local Law tree-removal review, is prepared so that the Council decides on the evidence, not on a gap.
Explore the service →Tree condition and value
What state your tree is in and what it is worth, for insurance, a claim, or a decision to keep it or take it out.
Explore the service →Tree safety
Is the tree a risk? A defensible rating, so you know where you stand and what, if anything, needs doing.
Explore the service →A second opinion
An independent review of another arborist's report, or expert evidence if a tree dispute reaches VCAT.
Explore the service →Trusted across Victoria
The advice private owners come to us for
From a single backyard tree to a contested boundary tree, owners across Victoria come to us for a clear answer and a report that can be relied on.
Have a tree question on your property?
Tell us what you are dealing with. We will tell you what is involved and what it will take.
Discuss your trees