Tree Surveys in Manchester
Urban Tree Management provides independent arboricultural surveys and reports across the City of Manchester — from BS5837 planning surveys for development and extensions, to tree risk assessments, specialist decay detection, and mortgage reports. We work across the city from the centre and Ancoats out through Fallowfield, Levenshulme, Chorlton, Didsbury, Wythenshawe, and the northern districts.
We are completely independent from any tree surgery contractor, so our advice is based purely on what your trees and your project actually need.
A City Under Constant Development Pressure
Manchester is one of the fastest-developing cities in the UK, and that puts trees under continuous pressure. Across the city centre and the inner districts, regeneration schemes, apartment developments, and infill sites sit alongside mature street and garden trees. In the southern suburbs — Didsbury, Chorlton, Fallowfield, Withington — dense Victorian and Edwardian housing carries substantial mature garden trees on tight plots, where any extension or subdivision immediately raises arboricultural questions. And across the city's schools, healthcare sites, and public estate, duty of care obligations apply to a tree stock that is largely mature.
The result is that in Manchester, trees are almost always a planning consideration — and the arboricultural evidence has to be right first time, because delays on a city development scheme are expensive.
Our Tree Survey Services in Manchester
Development & Construction Work Across Manchester
Planning and development is what brings most clients to us in Manchester. We work directly for homeowners, architects, and developers, and as arboricultural consultant to national construction firms on larger schemes — delivering BS5837 surveys, arboricultural method statements, and tree protection plans for residential, healthcare, and commercial development across the city.
Recent Manchester work has included arboricultural surveys and method statements for a national construction contractor, BS5837 packages for NHS estate development in Fallowfield, city-centre development schemes, and residential planning surveys across Chorlton, Levenshulme, Wythenshawe, and the northern districts. Where trees are retained on a development site, we also provide site supervision and clerk of works to make sure protection measures are properly implemented.
School & Healthcare Tree Safety in Manchester
We carry out tree health and safety survey work across Manchester's schools and healthcare sites — including Wilbraham Primary School in Fallowfield and school sites across the city — as well as NHS estate work. These sites carry a heightened duty of care, and most run on a rolling reinspection cycle so the school, trust, or estate holds a continuous, defensible record.
This work is available on a retained basis — one managed inspection programme across all sites, tracked reinspection dates, and fixed annual budgeting.
Why Choose Urban Tree Management in Manchester
Level 6 qualified, MArborA, QTRA registered, with sixteen years in practice and the full Rinntech diagnostic suite — we bring diagnostic capability to Manchester that very few consultants can offer in-house. On development schemes that matters: rather than assuming a tree is unsafe or unviable, we can prove its condition, supporting retention where it's safe and giving a defensible case to the tree officer where removal is genuinely justified. And because we're completely independent from any tree surgery contractor, our recommendations are never influenced by selling works.
Get your tree survey booked in!
We operate across Manchester and deliver high-value services at competitive rates through our skilled tree surveyors and consultants.
Friendly and fully qualified, our team brings expertise in various areas of the industry, offering a wide range of services to private, commercial, and government clients, often meeting tight deadlines with ease.
How It Works
Three steps to obtain a quote - We will give you with a free, comprehensive quote detailing all necessary information to commencement
- Complete our form or call and please provide us with your survey request, the size of the site, and any extra necessary information, with no site visit necessary
- Once the quote is accepted. Give us the go-ahead and then we’ll then arrange a day for your survey and get to work.
- Once your survey is complete, we will write and finalize your report and send it over to you by email.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a tree survey for planning permission in Manchester?
If there are trees on or near your site, Manchester City Council will require a BS5837 arboricultural report to accompany your planning application. Submitting without one where it's needed risks delay or refusal.
What does a developer need beyond the tree survey?
Most schemes affecting trees need a tree constraints plan, an arboricultural impact assessment, a tree protection plan, and an arboricultural method statement — and often site supervision during construction. We provide the full package.
Are trees in Manchester protected?
Many are — Manchester has numerous Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas. You need consent for works to a TPO tree, and six weeks' written notice for works to trees over 75mm stem diameter in a conservation area.
Do I need a tree report for my mortgage in Manchester?
If your lender or surveyor has flagged trees near the property, yes — they'll want an arboricultural report assessing the risk before completion. We provide these quickly so your purchase isn't held up.
How much does a tree survey in Manchester cost?
Costs depend on the type of survey and the size of the site. All our surveys are provided on a fixed-fee basis, quoted in advance with no hidden charges. Contact us with your Manchester address for a free quote.
Not sure which survey you need? See our guide → Which Tree Survey Do I Need?
Independent Tree Consultants Covering Manchester
From the city centre and Ancoats through Fallowfield, Levenshulme, Chorlton, and Didsbury, out to Wythenshawe and the northern districts, Urban Tree Management provides independent arboricultural surveys and advice across the whole city.
Get in contact with our highly experienced and personable team of arboricultural consultants today, to discuss your requirements and to obtain your zero obligation quotation.
