BS5837

If you are wanting to develop a new building project that you are probably already aware that there are different rules and regulations that you need to follow in order to make sure you do everything by the letter of the law. There are many different British Standard regulations that you need to pay attention to in order to make sure that everything is carried out safely and the way that it should be.

The type of construction work that you are doing will make a different to the regulations that you need to check up on and work within. If you are looking at developing open land and places that haven’t been built on before then you’ll have extra work to carry out. There are different British Standard regulations in place to protect our wildlife and natural habitats because we are proud of our heritage and we want to protect it. Often if you are building on areas of open land there will be animals living there that need protecting, particularly if they are a rare species.

One of the British Standards that you will need to be aware of is the BS5837 which is to do with the protection of trees during construction work. This means that you cannot simply go ahead and cut down trees in order to make room for your project, you have to work within the guidelines of these regulations to ensure that our nature and wildlife is protected.

Don’t worry if all of this sounds confusing because there ways that you can get help and advice on this. If you look online you will be able to find loads of websites that have information on how to work within these guidelines. There are also companies that you can contact who are experts on the BS5837 rules and how to make sure that you work within them. They can help you to know what you can and can’t do and the steps you need to take in order to make sure that you get acceptance to go ahead with you project when you apply for planning permission.

The Tree Survey website can help with everything you need to know surrounding BS5837.