Term
Tree Preservation Order: what the term means
An order made by the local planning authority that protects specified trees from cutting down, topping, lopping or uprooting without consent.
An order made by the local planning authority that protects specified trees from cutting down, topping, lopping or uprooting without consent.
Tree Preservation Order in practice
In England, a Tree Preservation Order prohibits cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or destruction of protected trees without the council's consent. Separately, work on trees in a conservation area that are not covered by an order must be notified to the council six weeks in advance.
Before any significant tree work, check with the council whether a tree is protected. A tree surgeon should do this as part of preparing a quote. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own equivalent rules.
Source: gov.uk