PREPARE FOR THE WORK
Tree Surgery Planning Tools
Describe the outcome you want from tree or hedge work, then organise the checks and questions for an arborist.
No enquiry is needed to use these tools. They help you prepare; services and property-specific advice are available through the service pages.
Tree work brief builder
Describe the result you want and the site constraints, leaving the appropriate tree-work method to an arborist.
Use this toolTree work project checklist
Prepare the permissions, access and finishing questions before tree or hedge work is agreed.
Use this toolPlanning locally
Use Colchester City Council’s tree-protection information to check known TPO and conservation-area constraints before agreeing tree work. The tool does not determine protection status or grant consent.
These tools do not give prices, approve work or assess a property remotely. Their assumptions are shown on each page. They do not need your name, address or contact details.