Trees in Road Reserve

Any person or utility operator wishing to remove any trees in the road reserve irrespective of whether the trees have occurred naturally, planted by others or planted for street beautification purposes, shall require written permission, unless Council agrees to remove the trees at its own cost for safety or genuine nuisance reasons. The cost of removal, should permission be granted, shall generally be at the applicants expense.

Where the need to remove the trees is associated with some form of development which will require consent then approval will be subject to all such consents being issued first.

You can read the full Trees in Road Reserve-Policy here.

If you need more information about trees in the road reserve, contact the Engineering Services Department, Phone: 03 543 8400