Annex 3
Planning Environment and Lands Technical Circular No. 3/94 - Tree Preservation
Appendix B - Lands Administration Office Instruction Section D-12 Tree Preservation
A. General
B. Authority
C. Guidelines for giving approval to felling
D. Inclusion of tree clause for leased land
E. Applications to fell trees - procedure
F. Breach of tree felling clause
G. Building plan referral to/from B.C. III
C. Guidelines for Giving Approval to Felling
The guidelines for the giving of approval to fell any tree is:
| (a) | No irreplaceable reare species of tree-is involved. | |||
| (b) | Felling of tree(s) would not cause a serious environmental impact. | |||
| (c) | A genuine development or traffic need to fell exists, which cannot be reasonably overcome. | |||
| (d) | Compensatory landscaping/replanting to Government's satisfaction in all tree felling cases will be undertaken. | |||
| (e) | The free flow of a watercourse is obstructed by trees in a manner likely to cause floods and damage to property or risk to life. | |||
| (f) | The tree is not unusually large or fine example of its type. | |||
| (g) | The tree is in poor condition. | |||
| (h) | When the tree(s) involved cause serious traffic safety problems in terms of sightline provision which cannot be removed by reasonable pruning. | |||
