Council links

Where consent is required, this will involve a written application form, accompanied by (in many cases) a fee to Council. To help, we have included the links below to each council.

We are happy to assist clients in applying to Council for approval.

Adelaide City Council
https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/assets/documents/DIG-regulated-significant-trees.pdf

Adelaide Hills
https://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/ahc-council/Pages/DevelopmentPlan.aspx

Burnside
https://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/Planning-Business/RegulatedSignificant-Tree-Planning-Assessment

Campbeltown
http://www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=1769

Charles Sturt
http://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=178

Holdfast
http://www.holdfast.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Regulated%20or%20Significant%20Tree%20Application%20Form.pdf

Marion
https://cdn.marion.sa.gov.au/sp/Brochure-Regulated-and-Significant-Trees.pdf

Mitcham
http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=2048

NOTE: Mitcham Council has confirmed that the 20m rule, as is known locally, has been overruled by the introduction of the Native Vegetation Regulations.

Mount Barker
https://www.mountbarker.sa.gov.au/plandevelop

Norwood, Payneham & St Peters
https://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/planning_and_development/development_assessment/regulated_and_significant_trees

Onkaparinga
http://onkaparingacity.com/onka/living_here/planning_development/regulated_significant_trees_and_native_vegetation.jsp

Playford
http://www.playford.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/significant_trees1.pdf

Port Adelaide Enfield
http://www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Info_DevelopmentGuide6RegulatedAndSignificantTrees.pdf

Prospect
http://www.prospect.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Information%20Sheet%2009%20-%20Regulated%20and%20Significant%20Trees.PDF

Salisbury
http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/Build/Building_in_Salisbury/Regulated_Significant_Trees?BestBetMatch=removal%20or%20pruning%20of%20a%20regulated%20or%20significant%20tree%7C9d82872e-4b5e-4c6f-a134-d113dc2dea71%7C0e93b394-4add-4c5f-8840-a2280124c87f%7Cen-AU

Tea Tree Gully
https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Develop_plan_and_build/Development_services/When_development_approval_is_required/Trees_-_when_you_need_development_approval?BestBetMatch=significant%20and%20regulated%20trees%7C524d091b-c19d-46bc-bfcd-2d24f505fa5a%7C5a0f5f67-1363-4c08-865d-b1a3cd37bad4%7Cen-AU

Unley
https://www.unley.sa.gov.au/CityOfUnley/media/CoU-Media-Library/Forms%20and%20Application/Details-of-Regulated-Tree-Proposed-Removal-2018-19.pdf?ext=.pdf

Walkerville
http://www.walkerville.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Development%20Information%20Sheet%2006%20-%20Regulated%20and%20Significant%20Trees.pdf

West Torrens
https://www.westtorrens.sa.gov.au/CWT/content/Building_and_planning/Renovations_extensions/Regulated_significant_trees

Other Useful Links

Government of South Australia

Department of Planning and Local Government
Regulated and significant trees information sheet

Department of Environment and Water Government of South Australia
Native vegetation
Interactive Guide for Native Vegetation

Department of Premier and CabinetGovernment of South Australia
Regulated and significant trees

Legal Services Commission of South Australia

Significant and Regulated Trees

Trees and the Law

http://www.lsc.sa.gov.au/resources/TreesandtheLawBooklet.pdf