Tree Protection Plans and Specifications Melbourne

 

Clear, site-specific protection requirements for trees retained during demolition, excavation and construction.

A Tree Protection Plan shows where and how retained trees must be protected on a development site.​

 

The accompanying Tree Protection Specifications explain the site controls, construction restrictions, inspection requirements and management measures needed to implement the plan.

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ArborSolve prepares practical tree-protection documentation for residential, commercial and civil projects across Melbourne.

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What Is Shown on a Tree Protection Plan?

 

Depending on the project, the plan may identify:

• Trees proposed for retention

• Trees approved or proposed for removal

• Tree identification numbers

• Root-zone calculations

• Structural root areas

• Physical Tree Protection Zones

• Tree-protection fencing

• Ground-protection areas

• Trunk and branch protection

• Restricted-access areas

• Approved construction access

• Material-storage exclusions

• Supervised excavation areas

• Service locations

• Special construction methods

• Project Arborist hold points

 

The plan should be read together with the written Tree Protection Specifications.

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Tree Protection Specifications

 

The written specifications may include:

• Timing of protection installation

• Minimum fencing requirements

• Tree-protection signage

• Ground-protection systems

• Trunk and branch protection

• Restrictions on excavation

• Restrictions on trenching

• Restrictions on soil-level changes

• Material and equipment storage controls

• Washout and chemical restrictions

• Approved access arrangements

• Root-investigation requirements

• Root-pruning procedures

• Pruning requirements

• Project Arborist inspections

• Mandatory hold points

• Corrective-action procedures

• Completion inspection requirements

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Tree Protection Management Plans

 

For larger or more complex sites, the protection documentation may be expanded into a Tree Protection Management Plan.

This can establish:

• Project responsibilities

• Communication procedures

• Construction sequencing

• Inspection schedules

• Compliance records

• Hold-point requirements

• Breach-reporting procedures

• Corrective actions

• Final certification requirements

 

The management plan provides a structured process for protecting retained trees throughout the life of the project.

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Why Protection Must Begin Early

 

Tree damage commonly occurs before the main building work begins. Demolition machinery, temporary access, excavation, material storage and site establishment can compact soil, sever roots or damage trunks and branches.

 

Required protection should therefore be installed before:

• Demolition

• Excavation

• Machinery access

• Material delivery

• Temporary service installation

• Site sheds or storage areas

• Construction fencing

 

A pre-commencement inspection may be required before work begins.

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Protection for Constrained Sites

 

It is not always possible to fence the entire calculated root zone.

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On constrained sites, protection may include a combination of:

• Modified fencing

• Ground protection

• Trunk protection

• Controlled access

• Arborist-supervised excavation

• Pier-and-beam construction

• Screw piles

• Bridging over roots

• Root investigation

• Relocated services

• Restricted machinery

• Regular monitoring

 

The appropriate measures must be determined from the tree, proposed works and site conditions.

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Request a Tree Protection Plan

 

Send us the property address, feature survey, proposed plans and any planning-permit conditions or council correspondence.

 

We will confirm whether you require a Tree Protection Plan, written specifications, a management plan or Project Arborist services.

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Call or SMS Corey Martin on 0403 693 674

Email corey@arborsolve.net.au

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