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Method statement & TPP
The method statement is the practical instruction manual for building near retained trees, and the tree protection plan is the drawing that goes with it. Between them they are usually what discharges the arboricultural condition on your permission.
Typical cost
£145 to £450
alongside a survey or impact assessment. The range you will actually pay, not an entry price that moves once we have seen the site.
Get a quote →Your quote
One Working Day
A written quote within one working day. One number, no hourly rates, held for 30 days.
Ask for one →Who writes it
A named consultant
Produced and signed by a qualified arboricultural consultant carrying their own professional indemnity. You get their name with the quote.
Get a quote →The tree protection plan is a scaled drawing showing protective fencing positions, ground protection, and the construction exclusion zones that must stay clear for the duration of the build.
The method statement is the written sequence: where the fencing goes and when, how services cross root protection areas, what foundation and surfacing methods are used near retained trees, where materials and vehicles may and may not go, and what site supervision is required at each stage.
Together they are what a site manager actually works from, and what a tree officer checks against when they visit.
These are often not needed at application stage. Many authorities condition them instead, to be submitted and approved before development commences.
That matters, because it means you may not need to commission them until after you have permission. If your validation checklist does not ask for them, we will say so.
Frequently not. It is commonly conditioned rather than required up front. Send us your validation checklist or your decision notice and we will tell you which applies.
Your contractor. The plan specifies the specification and positions; the method statement says when it goes up and when it may come down. We can arrange a supervising visit to sign it off if the condition requires one.
Yes, provided a competent BS5837 survey exists. Send it over and we will quote from it.
Tell us about the site and we will come back with a number and a date. No charge for asking, and no charge for being told you need less than you thought.