Development applications (DA) consent and trees

Before buying a property to live in or to develop etc make sure you get a Consulting arborist to advise you on what trees Council will and won't let you take out, I've recently had to tell a few clients it's not a given you will get permission off Council to remove trees, they will make you redesign etc Today in some Councils we are dealing with officers who will fight tooth and nail to keep any tree no matter how bad the condition or what damage it is causing, all appropriate tree management theory and practically is thrown out the door with these very green politically motivated officers who take their politics to work I've had clients who had to expend great amounts or lose money having to resell properties because of the above I'm a great believer in the right tree in the right spot and that trees do outlive or outgrow sites were removal and replacement with more suitable species is the better way to grow and considered appropriate tree management The urban environment is a planned environment and therefore tree planting and maintenance has to be well designed , planned and managed to be a success in such an environment Trying to put a forest environment into a urban environment without the above is recipe for disaster