Arborist Reports DA & Tree Removal - Canterbury, Campsie & Earlwood
AQF Level 5 Arborist Reports for Development Applications & Tree Removal.
Planning development or need an Arborist Report within the Budjar / Canterbury Ward? Budjar / Canterbury is one of five wards within the Canterbury-Bankstown Local Government Area. Our AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborists prepare Council-ready Arborist Reports throughout Ashbury, Belfield, Campsie, Canterbury, Clemton Park, Earlwood, Hurlstone Park and the Canterbury-Bankstown portion of Croydon Park.
- AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborists
- 32+ years arboricultural experience
- Council-ready documentation
- Development and tree reports
Why development is different in the Budjar / Canterbury Ward
The Budjar / Canterbury Ward contains established residential neighbourhoods alongside some of Canterbury-Bankstown’s most significant urban renewal areas. Development includes medium-density housing, townhouses, apartment buildings and mixed-use projects, particularly around major centres such as Campsie.
Campsie is one of the ward’s defining growth areas. It is a designated Strategic Centre under Council’s adopted Campsie Town Centre Master Plan, targeting 5,600 additional dwellings in the town centre core plus 760 dwellings along Canterbury Road, and 7,500 jobs, by 2036, concentrated around the town centre and Cooks River foreshore.
The ward also contains significant heritage-controlled areas. Council’s Heritage Conservation Areas cover the whole of Ashbury, part of Croydon Park and six precincts within Hurlstone Park, bringing additional design and character considerations into development on affected sites. Council’s heritage framework includes trees among the types of items that may have heritage significance, so on heritage-affected properties proposed tree impacts may need to be considered alongside the heritage and character controls applying to the site.
Development commonly includes knockdown rebuilds, duplex developments, townhouse developments, residential flat buildings, home extensions, childcare centres, mixed-use developments and adaptive reuse projects.
Common tree constraints
Projects throughout the ward commonly involve mature street trees and established garden trees, boundary trees and shared Tree Protection Zones, basement excavation and footing design, service trenching, driveway construction and retaining walls, and construction near retained trees.
Development proposals commonly require Tree Protection Zone and Structural Root Zone assessment in accordance with AS 4970-2025.
Suburbs we service
Local development context for each suburb in the Budjar / Canterbury Ward.
Ashbury
The suburb forms the core of the Ashbury Heritage Conservation Area, which also extends into part of Croydon Park. Development on affected properties may need to consider heritage and character controls alongside tree retention, protection and arboricultural impacts.
Belfield
A compact, predominantly residential suburb with established properties and mature private and street trees.
Campsie
The ward’s largest growth centre, with an adopted Master Plan targeting substantial new housing and jobs around the town centre and Cooks River by 2036. Campsie’s growth strategy supports larger and higher-density development around the town centre, where basement excavation, building footprints and construction access can create significant interfaces with retained street and site trees.
Canterbury
An established suburb along the Cooks River corridor, with residential and mixed-use development around Canterbury town centre, the racecourse and river environment. Development near retained trees can require early coordination between arboricultural, architectural and engineering design.
Clemton Park
A small, predominantly residential suburb within the ward.
Earlwood
An established residential suburb with mature private and street trees. Council’s Undercliff Bridge Precinct also carries site-specific DCP provisions relevant to properties within that area.
Hurlstone Park
Contains six separate Heritage Conservation Areas, a heritage assessment specific to this suburb. It is worth checking early whether a proposed development site falls within one of these precincts.
Croydon Park, Canterbury-Bankstown portion
Sits across two council areas, and part of Croydon Park also falls within the Ashbury Heritage Conservation Area. If your property is here, we can confirm both the applicable council and any heritage overlay before you lodge.
Reports we prepare in this ward
Development
Arboricultural Impact Assessments, Development Arborist Reports, Tree Protection Plans and Project Arborist services.
Tree investigation
Tree Root Investigation and Mapping, plus health, structural and risk assessments.
Tree works
Tree Removal Reports and Tree Pruning Reports where arboricultural evidence is required, and the approved tree work itself.
Not sure which applies to your project? Send us your plans or tree photos and we will confirm.
Frequently asked questions
If your question is not here, send us the property address and we will tell you what applies.
Do you work on apartment and townhouse developments?
Yes. We regularly assist architects, builders and developers on medium-density residential projects throughout the Budjar / Canterbury Ward, including within the Campsie Town Centre growth area.
My property is in Croydon Park. Which council applies?
Croydon Park sits across two council areas. Tell us your address and we will confirm whether Canterbury-Bankstown Council applies to your property before you lodge.
My property is in Ashbury or Hurlstone Park. Does heritage listing affect my tree report?
It can. Ashbury and parts of Hurlstone Park are affected by Heritage Conservation Area controls, and Council’s heritage framework can also recognise trees as heritage items. We can identify the relevant tree and development considerations for your property before you proceed.
Official Council sources
- Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Tree Management Order
Official Council requirements relating to trees and tree management.
- Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Campsie Town Centre Master Plan
Council’s adopted growth framework for the Campsie Strategic Centre.
- Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Heritage
Heritage items, Heritage Conservation Areas and heritage controls across the LGA.
- Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Trees and Development
Official Council information about trees affected by development.
- Canterbury-Bankstown Development Control Plan 2023
Council’s development controls, including the site-specific chapter provisions referenced on this page.
Official source links checked 3 September 2026.
Related pages
Council information last verified 3 September 2026. Requirements can change, so confirm with Canterbury-Bankstown Council for property-specific advice.
Not sure which arborist report you need?
Send us your plans, Council correspondence or photographs of the tree. Our AQF Level 5 Consulting Arborists can identify the appropriate assessment, explain the next step and provide a fixed quote before work begins.