Trees on public land

Powerline clearance

Powerline clearance is carried out by contractors working for Ausgrid.

In general, one-metre clearance is required around service lines running from the street to private properties, and 1.5-metre clearance is required around the lines running along the street, plus allowance for one year's regrowth.

In the case of Aerial Bundled Cables, which is the single thick bundled wire used in some areas of North Sydney, the required clearance is reduced to 0.5 metre at pruning time with small twigs allowed to touch the wire between pruning events.

Request Ausgrid powerline clearance

An underneath view of tree canopy against a blue sky

Trees growing less than three metres from a building are NOT cut down

Each tree close to a building will be assessed individually. The assessment officer will decide based on the tree species, the type of building and technical evidence to prove a tree is causing structural damage to the property or likely to in the future.