Testing Website
Please note this is the testing website for london.ca. Information may be outdated on staging.london.ca, and we encourage those looking for information from the City of London to visit our official website at london.ca.
The official website for the City of London, Ontario
There are more than four million trees in London and they provide many benefits to the city. Trees help mitigate climate change and improve communities. They also provide habitats for many different species, create shade to lower temperatures, and help moderate stormwater runoff.
The Tree Protection By-law regulates the injuring and destruction of trees, and it encourages preservation and tree planting throughout London.
Please review the applications below and the Tree Protection By-law before removing a privately owned tree.
Review the Tree Protection By-law
If you are applying to destroy either a Distinctive Tree or a Dead Distinctive Tree, please complete the Private Tree Permit Application form.
A Distinctive Tree is a privately owned tree with a trunk diameter of 50cm or greater, and located on a property within London's Urban Growth Boundary but not in a Tree Protection Area.
Please note that a Dead Distinctive Tree is in advanced and irreversible decline in health or condition only as a result of natural causes.
If you are applying for a permit to destroy or injure a tree located within a Tree Protection Area, please complete the application forms below.
Maps of Tree Protection Areas can be viewed in the Tree Protection By-law
Application for Tree Protection Area permit