Cooks Hill
Tree removal in Cooks Hill
Tree removal and pruning in Cooks Hill, among the terraces, the tree lined streets and the old mining village lots.
Tree work in Cooks Hill
A mining village with tree lined streets
Before the first land sales in the 1850s, the Australian Agricultural Company built huts for its workmen, so Cooks Hill began its life as a mining village. The lots laid out then are still narrow, and a tree on one usually has a neighbour's wall close on each side.
Its mid-19th century workers' houses and terraces sit in an eclectic street layout, so the way in to a back yard changes from one street to the next.
The council's heritage plan says significant trees, sandstone kerb and gutters and parklands give the area its sense of place, and it is regarded for its tree lined streets. The street trees are the council's; the trees behind the terraces are the owners'.
Services in Cooks Hill
Terraces and narrow yards
Tree pruning
Limbs lifted off terrace roofs and gutters without changing how the tree looks from the street.
Tree removal
Taken down in short sections where walls on both sides leave no room to drop anything.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out where a small machine can be wheeled through a side gate or a hallway.
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it hangs over and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Your council, the tree's height and trunk, its distance from the house and the species decide whether a permit or an exemption applies.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Cooks Hill questions
Heritage, lanes and old ground
Does the heritage area change the permit?
Yes, for a tree you can see from the street. Newcastle's exemptions for trees near buildings, storm damage and weed species do not apply in a heritage conservation area where the tree is visible from the street or other public areas other than a lane.
Will a stump grinder fit through a narrow gate?
Usually a small one can. The narrow lots and the eclectic street layout mean the machine is chosen on the visit, once the way in has been measured.
Whose job are the trees along the kerb?
The council. The tree lined streets are part of what the heritage area protects, so a street tree that worries you is a matter for the council rather than a private quote.
