Tree work in Blaby
Blaby has a designated conservation area covering the old village core around The Bank, Church Street and St Andrew’s. Any tree over 75mm diameter inside that boundary needs six weeks’ written notice to Blaby District Council before works, TPO or not — and the council can respond by making a TPO. We handle the section 211 notice as part of the job.
Bouskell Park holds a good stand of mature parkland trees, and the surrounding properties inherit a lot of large, old boundary specimens that are now considerably closer to buildings than they were when planted.
The newer estates on the Enderby and Whetstone edges frequently carry landscaping conditions from the original planning consent that protect the trees planted at handover, with no TPO showing on the register. That catches people out — the check is the planning file, not just the TPO map.
Protected trees in Blaby
Blaby falls under Blaby District Council for tree protection. Before any work we check two things for your address: whether the tree carries a Tree Preservation Order, and whether it sits inside a conservation area.
If it has a TPO, works need a written application and the council has eight weeks to determine it. If it is in a conservation area, you must give six weeks' written notice under section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for any tree over 75mm diameter measured at 1.5m — even with no TPO on it. Doing the work without either is a criminal offence, and for the most serious cases the fine in the Crown Court is unlimited.
Dead trees and trees posing an urgent safety risk are exempt, but the exemption is narrow: five working days' written notice is still required unless the danger is immediate, and the burden of proving the tree qualified sits with you. Where a Blaby job is anywhere near that line, we photograph and document the defect before starting. We prepare and submit the paperwork to Blaby District Council as part of the job — there is no extra charge for it.
Emergency call-outs in Blaby
Blaby is roughly 15 minutes from our Wigston base, which puts it comfortably inside our 45-minute typical emergency response. The line is answered by a person 24 hours a day. Send two photos — one wide, one close to the failure point — and we can usually give you a fixed price before the truck moves.
If a tree is on a power line, call 105 first: your distribution network operator attends free and makes the conductor safe. If it is blocking a public road or anyone is at risk, call 999 first. Then call us.
Local landmarks and access
We know Blaby — Bouskell Park, The Bank, St Andrew’s Church and Blaby village conservation area. That matters more than it sounds: knowing which streets a chipper can park on and which need timber carrying out by hand is the difference between an accurate quote and a price that changes on the day.
Trees on the public highway, in parks and on other council land are Blaby District Council's responsibility, not the adjacent householder's. If that is what you are looking at, report it to them and they will attend at no cost to you — we will point you to the right team rather than quote you for something you should not be paying for.