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Tree removal in Reservoir

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

In Reservoir, a tree over 8 metres tall with a trunk more than 100cm around needs a Darebin permit before it's pruned or removed, and council wants evidence that matches your reason.

  • 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 Reservoir?

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.

A ground worker in a helmet and gloves holding a lowering rope and looking up into the tree

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 in Reservoir: what's local

A big, mostly postwar suburb

Reservoir is a large residential suburb 2 km north of Preston. Housing spread quickly after the Second World War, with large Housing Commission estates in the east.

An early garden-city estate

The Merrilands Estate of 1918, around Hughes Parade and Botha Avenue, was a garden-city-inspired design by Saxil Tuxen, laid out decades before the postwar estates.

Open space

Edwardes Lake Park, about 14 hectares, is the biggest park. A long reserve with ovals follows the Darebin Creek on the east side, and Donath Park sits in the north.

Creek-side blocks

Darebin's Environmental Significance Overlay for Darebin Creek and Environs (ESO2) can add a planning permit on land near the creek. VicPlan shows whether it touches your address.

Tree removal permits in Reservoir

  • For a tree's health: a report from an arborist qualified to AQF 5 or above, using an industry-recognised method
  • For a risk to people or property: a tree risk assessment by a qualified arborist
  • For damage to pipes or a building: a report from someone like a plumber or structural engineer
  • For a medical reason: a specialist's medical certificate
  • For social grounds: enough to meet two of the four criteria in Darebin's Tree Retention Policy
  • Always: a diagram of the tree against the house, garage or driveway, and where replacement trees will go

Trees and power lines in Reservoir

Stay well back and keep others away, because a line under a branch can be live. Reservoir is fed partly from AusNet's Thomastown zone substation, which supplies both AusNet and Jemena customers, so check your bill and call AusNet or Jemena. If anyone is hurt or in danger, call 000.

Hiring an arborist in Reservoir

Match the paperwork to the reason before you lodge. A cracked driveway needs a plumber's or engineer's report, not an arborist's opinion, and a leaning tree needs a proper risk assessment. If the job can't wait, Darebin says to gather your evidence before any emergency work, so take photos and get the arborist's findings in writing first.

Tree removal in Reservoir: common questions

Does a canopy tree in Reservoir need a Darebin local law permit as well?

Darebin says that when a canopy tree or boundary canopy tree needs a planning permit under clause 52.37, a local law permit isn't also required. Ask council which one applies to your tree before you lodge, and see our Darebin permit page.

How do I lodge a tree application with Darebin?

Fill in the Tree Protection Application Form and email it to council. Darebin assesses it against its Tree Retention Policy and sends an invoice if it's approved, and the permit only becomes valid once that's paid.

Are fruit trees covered in Reservoir?

Darebin says most fruit trees may not need a local law permit, but they may still be covered by the planning scheme. Check with council before removing one.

Need an arborist in Reservoir?

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

Tree job in Reservoir?

What needs doing?

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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Sources

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