19 Viewland Drive Arborist Report · OPW19/0180

Consult Arborist

1 BRIEF

This assessment has been commissioned by Mr R O’Grady. Consult Arborist Pty Ltd has been
requested to conduct an Arborist Report for trees located at, and adjacent to, the site of 19
Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads, with consideration to the planned renovation of the existing
dwelling and the relocation of the driveway access.

This report is to fulfil a request for further information from Noosa Council -

The information requested is set out below:
Issue

Insufficient Information supplied for the removal of the vegetation as the trees appeared to be
healthy at the time of inspection.

Information Required

1. Provide a completed Tree Risk Assessment Form by a person with ISA Tree Risk
assessment qualification for the tree subject to the permit application and also include any
supporting information.

2 SITE INSPECTION

Matthew Duncan, Director and Principal Arborist of Consult Arborist, undertook the Visual
Tree Assessment of the site which was completed from a ground level on Wednesday, 13
March 2019. Matthew holds an AQF Level 5 (AHC50510) Diploma in Arboriculture from
Sunshine Coast TAFE, an International Society of Arboriculture’s Tree Risk Assessment
Qualification 2015 and has worked in the arboricultural industry since 1994. For the past 7
years, Consult Arborist has been engaged to provide arboricultural advice and guidance on
civil and capital works projects from cross-sector clients throughout SEQ.

3 SITE LOCATION AND DETAILS

The site at 19 Viewland Dive is located within the Noosa Council residential suburb of Noosa
Heads. The proposed renovation of the dwelling includes the relocation of the driveway and
landscaping and directly conflicts with existing trees. A number of the trees on site will be
within 3m of the renovated dwelling and as such are permit exempt from Noosa Council. These
trees have been included to provide transparency for the application.

The predominant trees within the front garden are mature Bribie Island Pines and a Pink
Bloodwood. To the rear of the property there is an early mature Cadaghi, a group of Brush
box stems, a self-seeded Wattle and a clump of Fraser Island Apple.

Located within the proposed new alignment of the driveway is a Tuckeroo that was planted
between the kerb and footpath by Noosa Council as part of the streetscape.

 

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