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Minor maintenance pruning and deadwood removal do not require a permit.
No published proximity to building exemption. Assess against the size thresholds.
Dead trees are exempt with photographic evidence. Dying trees need a consulting arborist report, and dangerous trees need an arborist declaration of imminent failure.
Blacktown does not publish an exempt species list. Every tree is assessed on its own merits, so the size thresholds are what decide the answer.
Blacktown assesses trees individually rather than by species, so species status below is driven purely by the size thresholds.
A prescribed tree is more than 3m in height and/or has a trunk diameter of more than 200mm measured 1.0m above ground level. If your tree is on Council’s exempt species list, or the work falls inside one of the exemptions below, you can proceed without a permit. Otherwise you need to apply.
Minor maintenance pruning and deadwood removal do not require a permit.
Dead trees are exempt with photographic evidence. Dying trees need a consulting arborist report, and dangerous trees need an arborist declaration of imminent failure.
