Tighes Hill
Tree removal in Tighes Hill
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Tighes Hill, behind old workers' cottages with tight side paths.
Tree work in Tighes Hill
Workers' cottages on small lots
The Newcastle DCP records that Tighes Hill began as a working-class town set around the Ferndale Colliery. Mine subsidence controls are among those it says may apply to the suburb.
Where the original cottages remain, allotments are smaller, and side setbacks are narrow. A back yard tree usually leaves past the house in pieces small enough to carry along the side.
Off-street parking is scarce in those cottage areas, so the truck and the chipper often wait out the front for the whole job.
Services in Tighes Hill
Narrow sides, small yards
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.
Tighes Hill questions
Verge trees, permits and the creek
Who looks after the verge trees?
The council. The local character controls treat them as part of the suburb, to be retained at the expense of additional off-street parking.
Is a big garden tree likely to need a permit?
Usually. The desired character encourages the retention of established trees in both private and public land, and Newcastle's permit covers most trees equal to or greater than 3m in height unless an exemption applies.
Does Throsby Creek change anything?
It can. The character area is bounded to the south and west by Throsby Creek, and the DCP lists its flood management sections as ones that may apply. Soft ground near the water decides where a machine can stand.
