Planning permit to remove or cut down a tree
Usually you do not need a planning permit to remove, destroy, lop or prune a tree, shrub or other vegetation.
You may need a planning permit if:
- your land is over 4000 square metres in area
- your land is in an Environmental Significance Overlay
- any of the landscaping has been identified in a landscape plan approved as part of a planning permit
- the tree has been identified in any VCAT order that relates to the land, or
- the tree has been identified in a heritage overlay.
Before you remove or lop vegetation please check what planning controls apply to the land. Removing trees without the proper approvals can lead to large fines.
