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Tree removal in Essendon

Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Essendon, matched to a local arborist.

In Essendon, Moonee Valley needs a permit to remove a tree with a trunk 110cm or more around at 1.5 metres, and significant trees carry protection zones that can cross into your yard.

  • We match you with the local arborist who does your kind of job.
  • Tell us the job once, and the arborist who takes it calls you.
  • Storm damage and fallen trees flagged urgent.

Tree job in Essendon?

What needs doing?

If anyone is in danger, call 000. For storm damage to your home, call the SES. Then tell us the job.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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Matched by the job, not just the postcode

A big gum over a roof, a stump and a council report are different jobs, so the job comes first.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

Your contact details go to one arborist for your job, so you deal with one person.

Storm jobs flagged urgent

Pick storm damage and the arborist sees it marked urgent. If anyone is in danger, call 000 first.

Council rules before the cut

Many councils protect bigger trees. The permit guides cover every state, so you can check first.

What happens next

A local arborist calls you.

Tell us the job

  1. Tell us the job

    What the tree needs and your postcode. A few taps.

  2. We pass it on

    To a local arborist near your postcode.

  3. They call you

    They talk it through, usually see the tree, and quote in writing. You decide.

Tree removal permits in Essendon

Moonee Valley uses the term canopy tree for its own local law, and it isn't the same as the statewide clause 52.37 definition. Under council's rule, a canopy tree has a trunk circumference of 110cm or more at 1.5 metres above ground, a combined 110cm for a multi-stemmed tree, or 150cm or more at ground level.

You need a council permit to remove one, or to carry out works within 2 metres of its base. Separately, council says trees within the first 6 metres from the front boundary or 4.5 metres of the rear boundary may need a planning permit under the state clause.

Tree removal in Essendon: what's local

Significant trees and their zones

Moonee Valley's significant trees are protected by an Environmental Significance Overlay, Schedule 2 to Clause 42.01. A planning permit is needed to remove one, or to build within its tree protection zone, which council works out as 12 times the trunk diameter at 1.4 metres.

Zones cross fences

Council says a protection zone can extend across property boundaries, so your yard can be in the overlay even if the significant tree is next door.

A heritage palm avenue

The Canary Island Date Palm Avenue on Mount Alexander Road is on the Victorian Heritage Register. Big palms in private gardens are their own kind of job: see palm tree work.

Street pruning schedule

Moonee Valley's street tree pruning program is due in Essendon from March 2028 to May 2028.

Jemena only

Moonee Valley's line clearance plan names Jemena as the electricity distributor, and the whole municipality is a Low Bushfire Risk Area. Call Jemena about a tree on a street line.

Building near trees in Essendon

  1. Check the register and overlay

    Look at Moonee Valley's Significant Tree Register and VicPlan for your address and your neighbours'.

  2. Measure the trunk

    Measure around the trunk at 1.5 metres and at ground level against council's local law tests.

  3. Mark the no-go areas

    Plot 2 metres from the base of any canopy tree, and the protection zone of any significant tree, on your plans.

  4. Bring in an arborist early

    An arborist can map the zones under the building standard, AS 4970:2025, and write the report council and your builder will need.

Hiring an arborist in Essendon

We'd get an arborist's tree plan done before the architect finishes the drawings, because a protection zone found late can move a wall. For a removal, we'd measure the trunk first; if it's under council's thresholds, council can confirm that when you ask. Ring Moonee Valley's planning team before any work near a significant tree.

Tree removal in Essendon: common questions

My neighbour's significant tree's zone reaches into my yard. Does that affect my plans?

Yes, it can. Under Moonee Valley's overlay, buildings and works within a significant tree's protection zone need a planning permit, even on your side of the fence. Our guide to tree protection zones explains how they're measured.

What does Moonee Valley look at when deciding a removal application?

The neighbourhood's look, the tree's health and structure, whether it suits its spot, unreasonable damage or nuisance, and zoning. If you're citing the tree's condition or damage, expect to need evidence from an arborist or engineer.

Need an arborist in Essendon?

Pick the job and give your postcode, and a local arborist calls you.

Tree job in Essendon?

What needs doing?

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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Sources

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