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Failing to do so can incur substantial fines. The rules regarding tree removal differ from council to council, but Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and Local Environment Plans (LEPs) guide many of the decisions made. If you live close to bushland or in an area that is prone to bushfires, Check the 10/50 vegetation clearing entitlement area. If your property is located in a designated area, the 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Scheme allows you to clear certain vegetation.

You can just cut down the trees. If the vegetation exists within 10 meters of a prescribed stream, the 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Entitlement Area rule does not apply. You are not allowed to clear vegetation based on these areas. Neither are you allowed to clear vegetation that are within a heritage treegrind.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.

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What You Need To Know Before Removing Trees On Your NSW Property The same laws covering tree removal in Sydney also apply to pruning in most cases as well, especially in the Greater Sydney area. Most councils will have a height restriction on average 5 meters with a trunk diameter of mm and crown spread of 4 treegrind.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

The distance at which a tree may be removed has been clarified. You may only remove a tree if any part of the trunk that measures more than 30 centimetres in circumference (around the trunk) at a height of metres above the ground, is within 10 metres of the external wall of the building. As a general rule of thumb you can remove a tree in Sydney without council approval when: 1.

The tree is dead treegrind.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.