Tree Removal in
Mount Waverley
3149

City of Monash
Tree Regulations

Clause 52.37 (Canopy Trees) has applied across every Victorian planning scheme since 15 September 2025 (Amendment VC289). A canopy tree is one meeting all three thresholds: over 5 metres tall, a trunk circumference over 0.5 metres measured 1.4 metres above ground, and a canopy at least 4 metres across. On a property that already has a dwelling and no development proposed, a permit is required for a boundary canopy tree — one whose trunk sits within 6 metres of the narrowest street frontage or 4.5 metres of the rear boundary. On a vacant lot, or where a development application is in play, a permit is required for any canopy tree. Dead trees, trees posing an immediate safety risk, declared weeds, and maintenance pruning under a third of the foliage are generally exempt.

Mount Waverley sits in the City of Monash, where Clause 52.37 applies alongside the Monash Planning Scheme overlays. Under a Vegetation Protection Overlay, a permit is required to remove vegetation over 10 metres tall with a trunk circumference over 50 centimetres measured 1.2 metres above ground; willow, pine, alder, pittosporum and desert ash are among the exempt species. Monash's Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO1) covers the Gardiners Creek corridor in Ashwood and Burwood rather than Mount Waverley. Where a state and a local control both apply, the stricter one governs. Overlay coverage is parcel-specific, so we confirm the planning position for your address before quoting, and prepare supporting reports in-house to AS 4970:2025 and AS 4373-2007. Planning controls verified September 2026.

Tree Services Near Mount Waverley

The crew that covers Mount Waverley also works these neighbouring suburbs. Before any removal in Monash, check the Monash City Council tree permit rules.