Tree preservation orders
Tree Preservation Orders or
TPO
s were introduced to enable
Local Planning authorities to protect important trees.
TPO
s can be placed
on any tree that has amenity value. Trees that are exempt from
TPO
s are those that
are dead, dying, diseased or dangerous and fruit trees grown for
the commercial production of fruit.
TPO
s prohibit the
cutting down, uprooting, topping, lopping, wilful damage or wilful
destruction of trees without the Local Authority's consent.
The maximum penalty for carrying out works to
TPO
trees without consent is
£20,000.
The Council's policy is only to protect trees that are under a
direct threat.
Applying for work to trees protected by a Tree Preservation
Order and/or notification of proposed works to trees in a
Conservation Area
Application form - works to trees applications (365kb pdf
file).
Help notes - works to trees applications (98kb pdf
file).
Checklist -
works to trees applications (56kb pdf file).
Guidance notes - works to trees application (28kb pdf
file).
There is no fee for a works to trees
applications.
The law and best practice on Tree Preservation Orders
For a guide to the law and best practice on Tree Preservation
Orders please see the Department for Communities and Local
Government website.
Department for Communities and Local Government
Copies of Tree Preservation Orders
To obtain a copy of a Tree Preservation Order, please get in
touch, by using the contact details to the right, and request
a copy by giving full details including the
TPO
reference number
and address it relates to.