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Tree-related damage claims checklist Pre-damage checklist

Where the structure has not actually been damaged but where the implication is that future damage is likely.

Direct damage

Where the council have been notified in writing that a tree or shrub is liable to cause direct damage to a property or structure by root action and/or incremental growth, the council will require the following information to be submitted:

  1. A detailed site plan is supplied, showing:
  • all relevant features, e.g. trees, structures, roads and adjacent structures
  • a north point
  • the plan should be to scale or indicate critical measurements accurately.
  1. An accurate tree survey is supplied, which identifies:
  • the trees implicated identified to genus and specie level
  • the dimensions of any trees, recording height, crown spread (measured at the four cardinal compass points), trunk diameter. Measurements in metres and accurate to +/- 5%,
  • the age of the tree
  • the distance of the implicated vegetation to the structure measured in metres.
  1. Details of the structures affected:
  • Age of the property/building/structure
  • Type of construction, e.g. brick, wooden, concrete panel, etc.

Indirect damage assessment

Where the council has been notified, in writing, that certain trees/shrubs pose a future risk of indirect damage (by affecting underlying soil strata,) to a property or structure the following criteria must be met:

  1. An accurate tree survey is supplied, which identifies,
  • the trees implicated identified to genus and specie level
  • the dimensions of any trees, recording height, crown spread (measured at the 4 cardinal compass points), trunk diameter. Measurements in metres and accurate to +/- 5%,
  • the age of the tree
  • the distance of the implicated vegetation to the structure measured in metres.
  1. A soil profile sample taken in proximity to the building's foundation and accurately indicated on a 1:200 or 1:500 scaled map. The sample should indicate:
  • the dept of the trial hole investigation
  • the depth of the soil sample described
  • the type of soil encountered, i.e. sand, clay, silt or any combination of these
  • a horticultural assessment of the moisture content
  • a record of any tree roots encountered and the depth they were found at. It is not required at this point to have a laboratory analysis of the root to identify the species.
  1. Details of the structures, including:
  • the age of the building
  • the foundation depth
  • the foundation type.
  1. A detailed site plan is supplied, showing:
  • all relevant features, e.g. trees, structures, roads and adjacent structures
  • a north point
  • the plan should be to scale or indicate critical measurements accurately.