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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.
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.