Hi everyone,
   I'm going to buy a big vacant land with waterviews in Sydney. However, I found that there are trees and bushes in the land.
 Can these trees be removed by myself without the council's consent?
Thanks very much!No.
Check with council . Native trees especially.
What trees I can't see any trees where are the trees all I see is a nice water front with greeeeeen grass.
Good luck … get an arbourist report.
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Councils are able to rely on high quality satelite/aircraft images of their LGA (ie better resolution than google/lands). One complaint from a neighbour and you are facing a $10k fine if you are in a tree preservation area.
You may not consider that the tree has a value, however they contribute to the value of the land by improving the amenity – also unseen improvements such as soil retention and bank stabilisation.
eve3day wrote:Hi everyone,I'm going to buy a big vacant land with waterviews in Sydney. However, I found that there are trees and bushes in the land. Can these trees be removed by myself without the council's consent?
Thanks very much!What trees ? Looks to me like very large Lantana bushes. I'd get a mulcher and get rid of the weeds quick smart before the council finds out your allowed them to grow that big and fines you.
One trick you can use if you don't like the law or the council is you can drill a little hole in the tree ( 1 cm diameter is enough ) and poor some oil in that hole. Another way to kill a tree is to strip the bark all the way round ( doesn't need to be a lot, as long as it's a complete 'ring' ( 5 cm should be more than enough ). It will die off and if you trim it before it dies it will still 'be there' but your view will improve greatly.
Either that or you call the council. Mind you, if you call them, you might be waking up sleeping dogs…
Scamp wrote:One trick you can use if you don't like the law or the council is you can drill a little hole in the tree ( 1 cm diameter is enough ) and poor some oil in that hole. Another way to kill a tree is to strip the bark all the way round ( doesn't need to be a lot, as long as it's a complete 'ring' ( 5 cm should be more than enough ). It will die off and if you trim it before it dies it will still 'be there' but your view will improve greatly.Its been tried before Scamp, the problem with your trick is that its obvious you killed the tree for the views. Worst case scenario on top of the fine and replanting you'll end up looking at large billboards or shipping containers until the new trees grow back. By removing "willows" and "lantanas" you can prevent the spread of weeds in NSW which is always commendable.
Scott No Mates wrote:You may not consider that the tree has a value, however they contribute to the value of the land by improving the amenity – also unseen improvements such as soil retention and bank stabilisation.Not to mention the facts that they provide shade and oxygen…
 Can these trees be removed by myself without the council's consent? 
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