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Arboriculture Assessments

We provide expert arboricultural services for UK and Ireland infrastructure projects.

Dalcour Maclaren provides comprehensive arboriculture services for utility and infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland, including BS5837 tree surveys, arboricultural impact assessments, method statements, watching briefs, and Section 211 notices/Tree Preservation Order consent applications to ensure compliant development around trees.

Our technical experts provide strategic arboricultural advice enabling development while ensuring any potential impact to trees is appropriately managed and mitigated. We can provide tree surveys, constraint plans, Arboricultural Impact Assessments, and more, ensuring we support our clients in their development plans, and still safeguarding the natural environment with recommendations for mitigation where appropriate.

Additionally, our wider Environment & Planning team handles applications for works to protected trees and liaison with stakeholders, ensuring the right measures are in place to safeguard retained trees during construction, including the presence of an arborist on-site through an Arboricultural Watching Brief where necessary. 

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We take a pragmatic approach, understanding our clients’ need for pace and progress balanced with the need for environmental compliance.

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Our Services

Tree Surveys & assessment services

BS5837 Tree Surveys

Specialist tree reports undertaken to British Standard BS5837 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction) for comprehensive tree categorisation and constraint identification

Arboricultural impact assessment

Reports assessing development impact on trees with specific recommendations to ensure healthy trees are adequately protected from harm, including mitigation strategies

Planning & compliance support

Tree Preservation order & section 211 consent

Preparation of applications to carry out works to protected trees, including expert TPO applications and justifications

Arboricultural method statements

Reports outlining methods of working near trees, ensuring appropriate measures protect retained trees during construction

Construction phase services

Arboricultural watching brief

Attendance of arborist on site to witness works and ensure construction activities do not cause harm to retained trees

Our Service Specialist

To find out more about how we can deliver your arboriculture needs, please get in touch.

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Environment & Planning

Darren Storey

Senior Ecologist

Specialising in protected species surveys and mitigation, habitat surveying and condition assessment, plus EIA, BNG, habitat design and management planning

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    Ecology services

    Specialist ecological consultants, we undertake ecological assessments, habitat surveys, and biodiversity net gain assessments within the UK and Ireland.

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    Landscaping services

    Expert landscape assessment and landscape mitigation/management services

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    Planning & permitted development

    Expert planning and development services, including feasibility studies, pre-application enquiries, planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)

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