Tree Surveys, Tree Safety Inspections & Arboricultural Consultants Scotland | BS5837 and BS3998 Specialists

BS5837 Planning Surveys and BS3998 Tree Safety Specialists

Hinshelwood Arboricultural Consultants provide professional tree surveys, tree safety inspections, and arboricultural consultancy services across Scotland and northern England. We support planning applications, development design, and long-term tree management by delivering clear, policy-compliant advice prepared in accordance with recognised standards including BS5837:2012 and BS3998:2010.

Arboricultural Consultancy for Planning and Development

We specialise in providing arboricultural advice for development sites, ensuring trees are assessed and managed appropriately throughout the planning and construction process. Our services include BS5837 tree surveys, constraints analysis, impact assessments, Arboricultural Method Statements, and Tree Protection Plans prepared to meet local authority validation requirements.

By integrating arboricultural considerations early in the design process, we help reduce planning risk, minimise redesign costs, and support efficient determination of applications.

Tree Safety Surveys and Management Advice (BS3998)

Alongside planning consultancy, we undertake professional tree safety inspections and condition surveys to help landowners manage their duty of care. Our BS3998-based recommendations provide proportionate, defensible guidance on pruning, removal, monitoring and long-term tree management for individual trees, estates and large tree populations.

We also offer specialist decay detection investigations where structural condition requires further assessment.

Experienced Arboricultural Consultants Across Scotland

With extensive experience working throughout Scotland — including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Fife, East Lothian and surrounding regions — as well as northern England including Newcastle, we understand both local planning authority expectations and the practical constraints affecting sites with trees.

We have produced thousands of bespoke arboricultural reports for projects ranging from individual house plots to major residential developments, infrastructure schemes and rural landholdings. This experience allows us to provide balanced, pragmatic recommendations tailored to each site.

Working with Developers, Designers and Landowners

We regularly collaborate with planning consultants, architects, developers, landowners and property managers to provide arboricultural advice that is clear, concise and practical. Our reports are structured to assist planners, support design teams and provide clients with confidence that tree-related matters are being handled professionally.

Supporting Your Project from Survey to Decision

Local authorities typically require a tree survey and arboricultural report to accompany planning applications where trees are present. Hinshelwood Arboricultural Consultants ensure that:

• Trees are assessed and categorised in accordance with BS5837

• Tree safety risks are evaluated using recognised inspection methods

• Recommendations align with BS3998 and good arboricultural practice

• Constraints and mitigation measures are clearly documented

• Reports are suitable for submission and condition discharge

This ensures you have the right documentation to progress your project with confidence.

Speak to an Arboricultural Consultant

If you require a BS5837 tree survey, BS3998 tree safety inspection, or professional arboricultural advice for a development site or landholding, contact Hinshelwood Arboricultural Consultants to discuss your project.

Early arboricultural input can reduce planning delays, manage liability risk, and support well-informed decisions about trees.