Tree Preservation Orders and Trees Protected in Conservation Areas

Find out how, and if, trees are protected

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Tree Preservation Order (TPO)

A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is a formal legislation making it an offence to cut down, uproot or prune a tree without approval from the Council. All types of trees may be protected.
Is the Tree Protected by a Tree Preservation Order or a Conservation Area?

Check if the tree has a Tree Preservation Order or whether it is protected by being in a Conservation Area
Works to trees in a Conservation Area.

Check if a tree is in a conservation area
Trees subject to planning conditions

Trees may be protected by conditions attached to full planning permission