Find tree surgery projects while the applications are still being considered

Tree Preservation Order applications, conservation area tree notices and developments involving protected trees are being submitted in your area. Planr helps you find relevant projects and introduce your tree surgery business earlier.

Someone nearby could already be applying for tree work

Imagine a homeowner submitting an application to reduce the crown of a protected tree. Or a property owner giving notice of proposed tree work in a conservation area.

These are particularly useful planning records for tree surgeons because, unlike many other trades, the proposed work can be directly described in the application.

But unless you’re regularly checking the council’s planning portal, you might never see it.

Searching multiple councils, opening individual records and sorting through unrelated applications takes time.

Planr does the searching and helps bring potentially relevant tree work to your attention.

What Planr looks for for tree surgeons

Planr identifies planning records that may create opportunities for tree surgery and arboricultural businesses, including:

• Tree Preservation Order applications: Requests for consent to carry out work on protected trees.

• Conservation area tree notices: Proposed tree work where the required notice has been submitted to the council.

• Crown reductions and pruning: Applications describing specific work to manage a tree’s size or condition.

• Tree removals: Proposals to fell trees where consent or notification is required.

• Developments affecting existing trees: Extensions and new builds that may involve tree protection or specialist arboricultural work.

• Larger developments with tree surveys: Projects that could create opportunities for tree management or related services.

An application or notice doesn’t mean the work has been approved, that the applicant is looking for quotes or that a tree surgeon hasn’t already been appointed.

Planr helps you find the relevant records. You review the proposed work and decide whether making contact is appropriate.

Make a professional introduction that relates to the proposed work

Once you’ve found an application that interests you, Planr helps you create a personalised letter introducing your tree surgery services.

Your letter can reference the proposed tree work rather than arriving as a generic advert.

On Growth and Pro, Planr can also learn about your business from your website, helping your letters reflect the services you actually offer, whether that’s crown reductions, pruning, tree removal, stump grinding or specialist arboricultural work.

Download the letter to print and post yourself, or choose Planr’s Print & Post service for £2.50 per letter.

Nothing gets posted without your approval.

Find potential tree work without checking every council portal yourself

Recommendations and repeat customers are valuable, but planning records offer another way to discover proposed tree work in your local area.

Planr helps you keep an eye on relevant applications across your chosen councils without manually searching through every new submission.

Review the details, check the status of the application or notice, and choose which projects suit your services.

You decide who to approach and which opportunities are worth pursuing.