Martin Dobson Associates

Martin Dobson Associates

Martin Dobson Associates is an arboricultural consultancy based in Hampshire providing expertise on technical issues to do with trees in parks, gardens, streets and small woodlands to clients predominantly in Hampshire, Surrey and the greater London area.

As well as consulting local authorities and regularly dealing with tree preservation orders and conservation area applications, we also conduct all kinds of tree surveys and provide the following types of reports:

Planning Reports Subsidence Reports Expert Witness
Martin Dobson Associates provide BS5837 tree survey reports and arboricultural method statements to accompany planning applications in situations where trees are located near to a proposed development. Martin Dobson Associates are specialists in subsidence investigations where trees are suspected of causing damage to buildings through shrinkage drying of clay soils below foundations through the action of tree roots. Principal consultant Dr Martin Dobson has acted as an Expert Witness in a large number of legal cases involving tree-related subsidence. Also in personal injury claims and claims for property damage caused by hazardous trees.