There is no reliable duration from site acreage or from a tree’s category. What sets the programme is the agreed specification and the constraints on the site.
The order of the work is usually more predictable than the duration: protection and consents first, then the trees coming out, then work to the retained trees, then stump work and arisings. The sequence on site is set out in what happens after the BS5837 survey.
Access.
Can a tracked chipper and a MEWP reach the trees? If not, arisings are carried by hand and the job takes longer.Protection and consents.
Retained trees of any category need the agreed protection measures in place before work starts near them. A TPO consent or a section 211 notice has to be resolved first, and a conservation area notice carries a six-week council response window.Ecology.
A nest in use, or a bat roost, stops work on that tree until the constraint is resolved.Method and waste.
Sectional dismantling is slower than a straight fell, and timber, chip and stump work are separate scopes unless the quote says otherwise.We confirm the sequence and the timing in writing after reviewing the report and visiting the site. A tree’s category does not create a removal order, and the layout does not turn a category into permission to fell.
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