Tree removal in Carrum Downs: what's local
Botany Park's generous lots
The Botany Park estate was built in the late 1970s and early 1980s on roomy blocks between Ballarto and Hall Roads. Trees planted with those first houses have had more than forty years to grow, often well past what the yard was planned for.
The Pines next door
The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve on Ballarto Road is Parks Victoria bushland on pale, infertile sand. Council says a recovery team is working there to protect the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot, so the reserve side of your fence is strictly hands off.
Fire has come close
On 6 January 2018 a deliberately lit fire burnt through the Pines and put homes in Carrum Downs, Skye, Frankston North and Langwarrin at risk. Whether your own block is mapped as bushfire prone is on VicPlan, the state's planning map.
Wetlands and new building
Part of the Seaford Wetlands lies in Carrum Downs, and the Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve has a wetland of its own. Housing construction is still going, and the EastLink corridor has brought industrial and commercial growth.
Bushfire clearing in Carrum Downs
Victoria's bushfire clearing rules sit in clause 52.12. They only apply where the building is on land mapped as bushfire prone, and the 10 and 30 metre rules only cover homes built or approved before 10 September 2009.
Those rules don't override covenants or legal agreements, and they never let you clear a neighbour's land without written permission. Check the map on the day, keep a copy, then talk to Frankston before a tree comes out. Our bushfire clearing guide explains the rest.
Tree removal permits in Carrum Downs
- Frankston's written advice on whether a local law permit or a planning permit applies.
- The trunk measured at the base: 110 cm around or more brings in Frankston's local law.
- How the truck and chipper get in, or how far everything has to be carried.
- Where the stump is, and a Before You Dig Australia enquiry before anyone grinds near pipes or cables.
- Who takes the green waste, and whether the written quote says so.
- The arborist's insurance and qualifications, in writing.
Hiring an arborist in Carrum Downs
Measure the trunk, take photos and ask Frankston for written advice. With that letter, an arborist can quote the whole job, stump included. If your fence backs onto the Pines, say so up front: work beside a reserve needs extra care about where every branch lands.