Arboricultural Consultancy
As professional arboricultural consultants, the team at PJC is qualified, proficient and experienced to provide advice on the health, benefit and management of trees and woodland through a programme technical arboricultural services.
Our highly skilled and knowledgable team of arboricultural tree surveyors provide technical consultancy for trees in relation to development (British Standard 5837:2012), providing tree condition and safety surveys, tree management strategies and woodland management plans.
Our team of arboricultural consultants have a vast wealth of professional experience in all aspects of tree surveys and tree management, including an in-depth knowledge of trees in relation to planning and development (BS:5837). Our consultants are academically qualified in arboriculture and are professional members of the Arboricultural Association and the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
Our extensive experience working in the South-East (Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex) has allowed us to build an in-depth knowledge of local planning authority requirements and local planning restrictions that might apply to your site. Utilising our wealth of knowledge and experience, we have produced thousands of technical reports for an extensive portfolio of clients, and work closely with numerous planning consultancies, developers, landowners, infrastructure providers and architectural practices to meet their arboricultural requirements. We are highly regarded in the South East as the go to arboricultural practice to deliver concise but pragmatic technical advice.
Arboricultural Surveys
If you're submitting a planning application near existing trees, it is likely a BS5837 arboricultural survey will need to be conducted by qualified arboricultural consultant.
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Tree Management
PJC can assess and report on the current health and condition of the your tree stock, so to determine future requirements and meet necessary health and safety obligations.
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Arboricultural Planning
Trees are an important factor on construction sites, whether on or near the working areas, and trees are a material consideration in the UK planning system.
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Development Feasibility Studies
A BS:5837:2012 compliant tree survey is the initial step for assessing trees in relation to development and planning. Information gathered during the initial survey is used to create a Tree Constraints Plan and provide developers with initial advice in regards to arboricultural conflicts.
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Tree Surveys
If you're submitting a planning application near existing trees, it is likely a BS5837 tree survey will need to be conducted by qualified arboricultural consultant.
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Tree Constraint Plans
Following completion of a detailed initial tree survey at a site, information such as rooting areas, crown spreads and tree quality is drawn onto a topographical survey to form a Tree Constraints Plan. This constraints information is then used to influence detailed development design.
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Arboricultural Impact Assessments
An Arboricultural Impact Assessment is a key element of a planning application relating to a site that is close to, or contains trees. This assessment will evaluate the direct and indirect effects of the development and where necessary, provide appropriate mitigation recommendations.
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Arboricultural Method Statements
A fundamental part of trees in relation to development, an Arboricultural Method Statement is written in conjunction with an Arboricultural Impact Assessment. This document details tree protection methodologies and sympathetic solutions required to protect trees at a development site.
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PJC’s arboricultural team have a collective 40+ years of professional arboricultural consultancy experience and have been integral to the success of hundreds of planning applications in the south-east. Our consultants are academically qualified in arboriculture and are professional members of the Arboricultural Association and the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
Luke White
FdSc Arboriculture M.Arbor.A
Managing Director & Senior Arboriculturist
Luke White
FdSc Arboriculture M.Arbor.A
Managing Director & Senior Arboriculturist
As owner and managing director at PJC, Luke leads the company operations and provides strategic guidance and direction to the team to ensure the company achieves its mission and objectives. He also undertakes a role of Senior Arboriculturist at PJC, and completes a vast array of arboricultural surveys and reports, working closely with his longstanding portfolio of clients.
Luke has worked in many areas of the arboricultural and forestry sectors, including as a climbing arborist, a forestry worker, a private woodland manager, within the woodchip biomass industry, and as an arboriculturist for a large multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in major transport projects throughout the UK. Luke holds a foundation degree in science in arboriculture, is a professional member of the Arboricultural Association and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. He has extensive experience undertaking and managing large-scale hazard evaluation surveys and providing guidance, technical reports, and support to assist with planning and development in relation to trees.
Key personal attributes – Personable, Pragmatic, Honest
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Nick Betts
HND Forestry M.Arbor.A
Senior Arboriculturist
Nick Betts
HND Forestry M.Arbor.A
Senior Arboriculturist
Nick has been with PJC since its creation in 2008. Prior to moving into consultancy he has worked as a contracts manager and tree works estimator, and before that as an arborist, leading teams in powerline clearance and infrastructure such as highway and railway tree management. Nick began his career in forestry over 25 years ago working in harvesting, tree planting and aftercare. Having a broad base of knowledge to draw on he produces woodland management plans, undertakes large condition and safety inspections and development surveys. Having been involved with large scale infrastructure surveys since 2005 he advises local authorities, managing agents and landowners on tree management strategy. He is professional member of the Arboricultural Association, a LANTRA qualified professional tree inspector with a higher national diploma in forestry management.
Key personal attributes – Reliable, forward thinking, innovative
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Peter Davies
FdSc Arboriculture M.ArborA
Principal Arboriculturist & Technical Specialist (BS:5837)
Peter Davies
FdSc Arboriculture M.ArborA
Principal Arboriculturist & Technical Specialist (BS:5837)
Pete has spent his entire adult life working in the arboricultural industry. He started his arboricultural career in tree surgery as a groundsman and climbing arborist before joining PJC as a part-time arboricultural consultant back in 2006, going full-time in 2008. Pete has been a practicing arboricultural consultant for over 15 years. During this time he has worked on a vast array of complex projects, producing BS5837 compliant reports for developments across the south-east. Pete holds a foundation degree arboriculture, is a qualified Professional Tree Inspector and is a professional member of the Arboricultural Association.
Key personal attributes – Dedicated, Conscientious, Professional
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Nick Hollett
Level 3 BTEC ND Forestry and Arboriculture
Arboriculturist
Nick Hollett
Level 3 BTEC ND Forestry and Arboriculture
Arboriculturist
Nick has a level 3 National Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture, and Level 2 BTEC Foundation Diploma Countryside and Environment. He has been working in the arboricultural and environmental industry for 15 years, and has extensive experience in the practical side of the industry including habitat creation and habitat maintenance. He started his career as a forestry worker and millworker for a well know cricket bat manufacture, undertaking harvesting, tree planting and aftercare and working in the sawmill. He then progressed as a tree surgeon and landscape contractor, working in both the private and commercial sectors and delivering works on major infrastructure projects for both highways and railways.
Nick joined the PJC team in 2022 and will be working alongside our experienced team of arboricultural consultants to build his technical knowledge as he works toward a career in consultancy.
Key personal attributes– dependable, driven, indefatigable