BS 5837:2012 Tree Surveys
Ensure planning success and protect valuable trees with expert guidance.
Our BS 5837:2012 Tree Survey services support your planning application by identifying which trees can be retained and how they should be protected during development.
We provide accurate, BS 5837-compliant tree surveys and work closely with you to deliver any required Arboricultural Impact Assessments and Tree Protection Plans.
Our expertise ensures you meet local authority requirements while achieving a practical, sustainable balance between existing trees, proposed construction, and site constraints, giving you complete confidence in both the process and outcome.
Whether you’re planning a new development, demolition or redesign, our clear, compliant reports and customer support make the BS 5837:2012 process easy to understand, smoother and more efficient.
Expert Advice from Day One
We provide BS 5837:2012 quotations and services for:
- BS 5837 Tree Survey
- Tree Constraints Plan
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment
- Arboricultural Method Statement
- New Tree Planting
- Landscape Design
Summary:
Urban Forestry Group uses Mapscape – Tree Management Software for precision and speed of delivery.
BS 5837:2012 Services for Planning Success
With over 25 years’ experience in planning-related tree consultancy, the Urban Forestry Group has helped projects of all sizes successfully achieve planning permission.
Consulting us at the outset sets your project on the right path as we will be able to recommend the most appropriate BS 5837:2012 services to meet your tree survey planning needs, helping to avoid delays and unnecessary costs.
For smaller projects, we can often provide a cost over the phone. For larger sites, we’ll ask a few site-specific questions to prepare an accurate quotation.
In both cases, you’ll receive a clear, written quote and regular updates throughout the BS 5837:201 process – keeping you informed and supported.
We understand the local authority BS 5837:2012 requirements, and how to deliver clear, compliant reports that support your application, where our services are tailored to your site and project needs.
Our collaborative, responsive approach has earned the trust of architects, planners, and developers alike. By involving us early, you gain a knowledgeable partner who can help avoid delays, reduce risk, and guide you through each stage of the planning process.
BS 5837 Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA)
Support Successful Planning Applications
Our AIA reports provide Local Planning Authorities with the necessary evidence to demonstrate tree retention, protection, or justified removal—helping to secure planning approval.
Identify Risks Early, Avoid Delays Later
We help you understand any constraints posed by trees on or adjacent to your site early in the design process, reducing the risk of objections, redesigns, or costly project delays.
Tree Constraints and Root Protection Areas Mapped
We provide detailed BS 5837 Site Plans showing tree positions, Root Protection Areas (RPAs), and construction exclusion zones. These are essential for architects, engineers, and planning officers to visualise how trees interact with proposed development.
How our BS 5837 Tree Survey Process Works
We provide BS 5837:2012 Tree Survey and supporting documents for any size of project from a single tree affecting a side extension, through to large scale development projects that may require ecological and landscape design services. This is how we support you:
Stage 1 – We will ask you for
- A copy of any existing site plans that illustrate the number of trees and the proposed site plan layout.
- Any planning conditions or site specific requirements, together for your timeframe for completion.
- We will talk over your project requirements and provide you with our experienced recommendations.
Stage 2 – Your BS 5837 Tree Survey quotation
We will email you a detailed quotation and ask you to provide us with the necessary CAD drawing and any supporting documents →
Stage 3 – The BS 5837 Tree Survey – site visit
- We undertake the BS 5837 tree survey. (We always welcome meeting you on site).
- Where applicable, we include a link to a site specific questionnaire to help us complete the Arboricultural Impact Assessment.
- We send you a draft copy and discuss any questions and any possible revisions to complete the tree protection plan.
Using Mapscape technology – we offer 3D visualisation images of the BS 5837 tree survey for better and more informed decision making.
Stage 4 – Completion of Works
- If required we will complete any required soft landscaping/tree planting proposals.
- We send you a complete set of project documents including the CAD drawings
Stage 5 – Customer support
- If for what ever reason the local planning authority required modifications to the proposed site plan layout, we can help you with answering any local planning authority conditions in relation to trees and soft landscapes.
