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B/213 - Trees

Sector: Construction

Categories: Environmental management | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Noise. Machines and equipment | Construction technology | Landscaping and silviculture | Farming and forestry. General | Physical planning. Town planning

Overview: To plan, programme and co-ordinate standardisation for trees and treework, resourcing and organizing the structure and work necessary to produce and maintain the standards.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8545 Amendment - Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape. Recommendations

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-02-20 		Proposal
BS 5837 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Code of practice

Categories: Landscaping and silviculture | Physical planning. Town planning

Comment resolution begins : 2025-03-18 		Comment resolution
BS 5837 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Code of Practice

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Agriculture and Food | Agriculture | Farming and forestry | Plant growing | Landscaping and silviculture

Proposal begins : 2022-10-27 		Proposal
Published (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 5837:2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction. Recommendations

Categories: Landscaping and silviculture | Physical planning. Town planning

Published standard begins : 2012-06-06 		Published standard
BS 5837:2005 Trees in relation to construction. Recommendations

Categories: Landscaping and silviculture | Physical planning. Town planning

Published standard begins : 2005-09-20 		Published standard
BS 3998:2010 Tree work. Recommendations

Categories: Landscaping and silviculture

Published standard begins : 2010-12-07 		Published standard
Withdrawn (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8545:2014 Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape. Recommendations

Categories: Landscaping and silviculture

Withdrawn begins : 2017-01-03 		Withdrawn
BS 5228-2:2009 Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Vibration

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Construction technology

Withdrawn begins : 2014-06-02 		Withdrawn
BS 5228-1:2009 Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Noise

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Construction technology

Withdrawn begins : 2014-02-20 		Withdrawn