tree consultants in Surrey

We’re experienced tree consultants in Surrey, working with the private, commercial
sector, and residential clients to inspect trees and create reports for various outcomes.

Arbor Cultural supports customers needs throughout the whole of the south east,
including London and the home counties. In addition, we can travel further for more
detailed or unusual specialist work.

Trees: Essential and Indispensable
In an ever-expanding urban environment, we need trees now more than ever – yet
modern town planning can endanger them. We use our voice to ensure that this
won’t happen.

We promote their value, creating a solid awareness of their importance. Arbor
Cultural’s aim is that trees can thrive rather than simply survive in our busy world.
Arbor Cultural provides in-depth, high-standard BS 5837 tree surveys and tree
reports, arboricultural method statements and arboricultural impact assessments
for professional and private requirements.

Our knowledge and experience are your gain, and we look forward to working with you. 

Is This You?

As a planning consultant, you are an expert in your field. With an extensive
understanding of local planning legislation, you undoubtedly have a string of
successful outcomes. However, your client’s application may require niche expertise. Now is the time to get ahead of the game.
Arbor Cultural can provide the essential information on trees you need as part of your submission, or to discharge a condition. 

We have experience of working with architects in a wide range of tree-related issues.

Arbor Cultural provides specialist tree investigations, reports and studies to assist with all site issues for your client’s planning application. With an excellent knowledge of legislation and planning constraints, our work is detailed yet jargon-free, and we can present it to the planning authority in the format they require- with the end-user always in mind.

As a property developer, you want your submission to go as smoothly as possible and to maximise a property’s development potential.
Outsource this essential expertise in trees to Arbor Cultural. We’ll offer you in-depth yet easy-to-interpret BS 5837 reports, impact statements and method statements on any tree issues or risks, and highlight any tree-related constraints you may need to be aware of.

We’ll ensure you’re as prepared as possible to progress with your planned project.

Has your Local Authority or Planning Officer informed you that you need a BS 5837 tree survey, report and assessment? Perhaps you need a tree report for a mortgage, health and safety reasons, planning application, or house purchase. Alternatively, as a way to address duty of care or legal requirements.
Get in touch with Arbor Cultural. We’ll turn around the information you need promptly and to a high standard without compromising on quality.

Tree Consultants in Surrey – What We Offer

Arbor Cultural’s work includes, but isn’t limited to, an analysis of the condition of a tree, including any structural defects, decay, damage, pests, and disease. Likewise, any clashes with existing buildings, site lines or camera views. Plus, the overall
impact of the trees in question. We recognise the exacting criteria that your local council’s tree officer will expect your application to meet. Contact us through this website, or via any one of our local numbers.

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FAQs about tree consultancy

At Arbor Cultural, we’re often asked the similar questions when people ask about our services – and they’re all entirely practical. So, to make your life easier, we’ve
compiled this list of FAQs about tree consultancy However, don’t sit and wonder if you’re unsure about anything. You may have specific queries that a telephone call or email could solve in a jiffy, so do get in touch. 

A good question. The answer is No.
We’re tree consultants – or arboricultural consultants; “tree consultant” is slightly
less of a tongue twister.
In our experience, although aboriculturalists’ work often echoes what we do, it’s easy
to confuse or associate the role with that of a tree surgeon – something that we
most definitely do NOT do. Also, we refer to ourselves as tree consultants because
we have a laser focus on preserving trees. Removing a tree is a matter of absolute
last resort, and is to be avoided whenever and wherever possible.

Arbor Cultural works with amenity trees – those in public parks, private gardens,
open spaces, urban woodlands, schools, golf courses, alongside roads, railway lines,
and housing estates – there are many examples where there is a need for tree
surveys and reports. And, given that trees help to make our communities healthier
and happier, preserved and sustained.
We work with the private residential sector, the public sector (for urban planning) and professionals such as planning consultants, architects and property developers.

We focus on regular professional development to keep our knowledge up to speed.
The courses we have undertaken include:

  • The Arboricultural Association for Professional Tree Inspection qualification
  • Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA)
  • Tree Hazard Risk Evaluation and Treatment System (THREATS)
  • Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
  • VALID tree risk assessment and management

Arbor Cultural covers the whole of the south east: East and West Sussex, Surrey,
Kent, Hampshire, all of London and throughout the home counties. For specialist
work, we may be able to travel further. Get in touch to find out more.

BS stands for British Standard.
The British Standard “Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition, and Construction –
Recommendations (BS 5837) (2012) is used by the local planning authorities to
assess the impact on trees during the construction phase of a development. That is,
there are certain criteria that must be met with regard to the trees for the application to be approved.

Similar to a property survey as part of your process of buying a house, some lenders
will ask for a tree survey. The need for this may arise further to the building survey
itself, perhaps due to damage nearby trees have caused or the possibility of this
occurring.
Trees and buildings co-exist happily, but occasionally, a tree’s root systems can
cause structural damage or subsidence. Equally, there may be issues with drains or
distortion to hard surfaces, such as paving or driveways. A tree survey from Arbor
Cultural will inform both the lender and the purchaser of the likely costs of putting
things right – enabling them to make good decisions from a practical and financial
point of view.

We provide expert witness reports for legal issues, high hedge assessments, tree
valuation reports, tree management policies, tree heritage assessments, and related
subsidence assessments and reports.

Trees are an enormous part of our heritage and history, and we promote their
intrinsic value at every opportunity. Our world is waking up to the undeniable fact
that trees are actually good for us. They provide an incredible range of social,
environmental and economic benefits to society, in effect doing several amazing
things at once. Trees:

  • Clean the air
  • Reduce temperatures
  • Break up soil and hold water there
  • Offer protection from the sun
  • Capture carbon
  • “Soften” the built environment by enhancing views
  • Provide physical and mental well-being

We feel good when we’re around trees. Modern life is affecting their life and health.
So, our focus is on sustainability and protection – and always will be.

Yes. You can have complete peace of mind when you engage us . Arbor Cultural is
covered with £2 million of professional indemnity to include mortgage and insurance reports, and £10 million for public liability insurance.