Downloads
- LEP 1991 Tree Preservation Order ( 47.8kb)
- LEP 2005 Tree Preservation cl. 54 ( 117.5kb)
- Tree Removal Application ( 31.2kb)
- Street Tree Planting Guide ( 13.2kb)
- Street Tree Masterplan: Cover & Contents ( 5,018.6kb)
- Street Tree Masterplan: Section 1 - About Trees ( 35,962.6kb)
- Street Tree Masterplan: Section 2 - Town Strategies ( 5,998.8kb)
- Street Tree Masterplan: Section 3 - Town Species Maps ( 1,610.8kb)
Tree Management and Removal
An application is required to remove or prune a tree when the tree:
- is above 4 metres in height, or
- has a branch spread of more than 4 metres, or
- is a heritage item or part of a heritage item, or
- is within a heritage conservation area, or
- is listed on Council's Significant Tree Register (which is available for inspection at the office of the Council), or
- is part of landscape planting required by a development consent.
Different provisions apply to properties within Local Environmental Plan 1991 and Local Environmental Plan 2005. To determine which LEP applies to your property, click the link to view Council's interactive maps HERE
For the purpose of these applications, a tree is defined as:
- a perennial plant with one or more self supporting trunks, or has a height of more than 4 metres, or a branch and foliage crown spread of more than 4 metres; or
- any tree or plant, irrespective of size, listed in a Register of Significant Trees or Register of Heritage Items, being registers kept at the Office of the Council.
- any hedge on a street frontage having a height of more than 1.5 metres.
The 2011/2012 fees for a Tree Removal / Pruning Application are $90.00 for 1 to 5 trees, $120.00 for 6 to 10 trees, and $150 for 11 to 20 trees, and $200 over 20 trees
For further information, please contact Council's Katoomba Office on (02) 4780 5000.
Tree Removal Application and Street Tree Planting Guide documents may be downloaded at right.