banyule permit requirements

You will need a Tree Works Permit to prune, remove, or destroy those trees which meet either of the following:

• Has a height of 12 metres or more, or

• Has a trunk or stems that collectively are more than 400mm in diameter, measured at 1400mm above the base of the tree.

A permit is not required

To remove, destroy or lop the minimum extent of vegetation necessary to continue the activity on land within the formation of a railway line which has previously been cleared.

To remove, destroy or lop the minimum extent of vegetation necessary to maintain public utility services for the transmission of water, sewage, gas, electricity, electronic communications or the like.

To remove, destroy or lop vegetation that presents an immediate risk of personal injury or damage to property, if only that part of vegetation which presents the immediate risk is removed, destroyed or lopped.

To prune vegetation to remove any branch that overhangs an existing dwelling or is within 2 metres of an existing dwelling.

To prune vegetation to maintain or improve its health, structure or appearance including regeneration..

To remove, destroy or lop vegetation that is dead to the satisfaction of the responsible authority, unless the dead vegetation is a habitat tree containing hollows.

To remove, destroy or lop vegetation that is being maintained in accordance with a management program developed by a suitably qualified arborist and approved by the responsible authority.

To remove, destroy or lop vegetation identified as environmental weed species in the Banyule Weed Management Strategy.