Tree Work From An Existing Tree Report In The North East

If a survey, condition report or schedule already lists the trees and the work required, you do not need a second report to get a price. Send what you have with the site address. We will confirm which items we can quote, which need clarifying and whether a site visit is needed first. We quote from reports written by other consultants, so you do not need a second report or a second opinion to get a price. We do not write or amend the report itself.

What to send with the report

Send it through the enquiry form or by email with the site postcode in the subject. A report plus a short covering note is usually enough for us to say whether we can price it.

• The report, schedule or specification itself, as a PDF if possible
• The tree references you want priced, if you are not asking for the whole document
• The site address, access notes and anything the report records about the site
• Any permission already granted, with its reference, and who is responsible for it
• Your programme: when the work has to be finished and what it is holding up
• Who signs the work off on site and what evidence your file has to hold

How we price work from a report

We price each item against the tree reference it belongs to, so you can compare our figure with the report and with any other quote. Access, working methods and the condition the site has to be left in are part of that price, because they are part of what the work costs.

Reports vary in how much they specify. If pruning specification, finished dimensions or the treatment of arisings are not stated, we say so and quote to a specification we set out in writing. You can then decide whether that matches the report's intent before anything starts.

If the report covers work we do not carry out, it stays outside the quote and is identified as such rather than absorbed into a figure.

A report is not permission, and it is not a quote

Consents such as tree preservation order approval, a conservation area notification, a felling licence or wildlife checks belong to the tree owner. A report may recommend work; it does not authorise it. We ask for the written position before work is scheduled.

A commissioned survey or report is a separately priced service with an agreed scope, named author and fee. A free quotation visit for tree work does not include one, and we can arrange one if the document you have does not cover what you need to decide.

Our guides on turning a condition survey into priced work and method statements for tree works explain what a contractor should be able to tell you before you commit.

What is priced separately

The items below are not included unless stated in your quote. If you need them, we will agree the cost before starting.

• Writing, amending or peer-reviewing a tree survey or report
• Statutory applications, notices and their fees
• Work items that the report does not list, unless separately agreed
• Groundworks, drainage and surfacing

Getting a quote

• The report or schedule, with the tree references you want priced
• The site address and postcode, with access notes
• The permission position and reference numbers you already hold
• Your programme and the date the work has to be complete by

Where we work

Regular work is across County Durham, North Yorkshire and the North East. We also consider larger contracts further afield, depending on the schedule, access and length of the job. Send the site details and we will confirm whether we can cover it and arrange visits.

Related services and guides

• Guide: turning a tree condition survey into priced work
• Guide: arboricultural method statements for tree works
• Tree surveys and reports
• Commercial tree removal

Talk to us about your site

Send the report with the site postcode and the items you want priced. We will tell you what can be quoted from it, what needs clarifying and when we can attend.