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BS5837 planning surveys, protected-tree reports, mortgage reports and risk assessments, written in house by the team that walks your site. We are based at Freshfield Farm near Kirkham, and most of the county is within an hour of the yard, so survey visits are booked in days rather than weeks, wherever in Lancashire the site is.
Tree protection in Lancashire is not run by one authority. Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas sit with the twelve district and borough councils and the two unitaries, not with Lancashire County Council. The rules are the same British Standard everywhere, but the register you need to check, the officer who validates your application, and the local conservation areas change every time you cross a borough boundary. Part of the job of a Lancashire survey is knowing whose desk it lands on.
Wherever your site sits, we confirm the right authority and check the register before anything is priced. These are the fourteen:
Not sure whether your tree is protected at all? Our free checker gives an indicative answer in seconds.
Check if a tree is protectedEvery relevant tree plotted and categorised, root protection areas calculated, and a tree constraints plan your architect can lay over the drawings. Impact assessment, method statement and protection plan follow on the same survey if the application needs them, whichever Lancashire authority is validating it.
Works to a TPO tree or in a conservation area need consent before they start. We confirm the position with the right council, prepare the supporting report, and tell you what consent is realistic before you commit to anything.
When a valuation anywhere in the county mentions trees, the purchase waits on an arboricultural report. Species, condition, risk to the property and what should happen next, in plain English, turned around quickly because the chain is waiting.
Schools, housing providers and site managers have a duty of care for their trees. A recorded inspection evidences it: what we found, a priority works list, and a re-inspection date. Urgent defects are flagged on the day.
Site in Preston itself? There is a dedicated page for BS5837 tree surveys in Preston. For the full survey menu and our free checking tools, see tree surveys.
Great Oaks Tree Services Ltd has worked from its Freckleton yard since 2018. We are an ARB Approved Contractor (AC2637) with Constructionline Gold, carrying £5 million public liability, £10 million employers liability and £1 million professional indemnity insurance, and we already deliver grounds and tree work for Lancashire organisations including Fylde Council, Kirkham Town Council and Blackpool Coastal Housing. The people who survey your site are our own team, and the report stands on its own: if works are recommended, you are free to take it to any contractor, and any quote from us is priced separately with no obligation.
Yes. The yard is near Kirkham, and most of the county, from Lancaster down to West Lancashire and across to Pendle, is within an hour of it. Quotes go back within one working day and there is no travel premium hidden in the price: the quote is all-in.
Your district or borough council, not Lancashire County Council. Preston, South Ribble, Chorley, West Lancashire, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster, Ribble Valley, Pendle, Burnley, Hyndburn and Rossendale each hold their own register, and Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen are unitaries. We confirm the right authority as part of the free scope check.
The standard is the same everywhere: BS5837 is a British Standard, not a local rule. What changes is the authority validating the application and the local constraints on your site. The survey we write is accepted by any Lancashire planning authority.
Survey visits anywhere in the county are usually booked within days. Being based in the middle of Lancashire rather than the far end of it keeps travel short, and the report follows days after the visit rather than weeks.
Tell us what prompted it: planning, a TPO letter, a mortgage valuation, or a tree you are responsible for. We will name the survey you actually need and quote it all-in.
Start the scope checkPrefer to talk? 07884 274693, answered 7am to 5pm.
If the report recommends works, our own crews quote them separately as an ARB Approved Contractor, with no obligation: get a works quote.Careers
Climbing, grounds maintenance and utility work.Climbing, grounds and utility work.
Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor.
Last minuteAvailability
Starts Monday 19 October 2026
3 days plus 1 for assessment
£9671 place
Entry requirements: Ground Based Chainsaw Operator and Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue
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