This is the question that stops people booking a tree job, because getting it wrong can mean a serious fine. And the council websites don’t make it easy to work out. So here’s the honest version. Under the council’s City Plan, most trees on private land are protected and need approval before you remove or significantly prune them, but there are real exemptions that might cover yours. The trick is knowing which is which before anyone starts cutting, and that’s exactly what we check for you at the quote, at no cost.
There are exemptions, and some of them save you real money. Bushfire hazard areas: clearing a set distance around a dwelling under an approved bushfire management plan is often treated differently to normal removal, so if you’ve been told to create defendable space, we can look at what’s exempt before you apply for something you might not need. Proximity to buildings and fences: exempt distances around structures scale with lot size, so on a big acreage block the exempt area is wider than on a suburban street. Pest and weed species: some can be removed under exemption, and on the Gold Coast identifying a pest species for an exemption needs a Level 3 arborist, which we are, so we can make that call properly.
Logan City Council has its own vegetation rules that differ from the Gold Coast’s, so if you’re in Jimboomba or nearby, don’t assume the Gold Coast thresholds apply. We check Logan’s mapping for your block before any work, so you get the right answer for the right council.
At the quote, we measure the tree, check the overlay mapping for your address, and give you a straight answer: free to remove, or approval needed. If it needs approval, we can write the arborist report and help with the application, so you’re not stuck navigating council on your own. It’s the difference between a job that stalls for months and one that’s handled.
Book a free onsite quote and we’ll check the mapping for your exact address, measure the tree, and tell you plainly whether it’s protected. If it is, we’ll talk you through the approval path and can take it on for you, report and application included. If it’s not, we can often get on with the removal. Either way you leave the conversation knowing exactly where you stand, with no guesswork and no fine hanging over you.
No. We check the overlay mapping and measure the tree as part of the free onsite quote, so you find out where you stand at no cost.
The quickest way is to let us check it. We measure the trunk and check the overlay mapping for your exact address, so you get a definite answer instead of a guess.
Fines, and they’re not small. It’s genuinely not worth the risk, which is why we check first, every time.
Yes. We write the arborist report and can help with the council application if approval’s needed.
Yes. Jimboomba is Logan City Council, and their rules differ from the Gold Coast’s. We check Logan’s mapping for your block.
