You will need to apply to us for permission if you want to prune or fell a tree protected by a tree preservation order (TPO).
You will need to apply to us for permission if you want to prune or fell a tree protected by a tree preservation order (TPO).
If you want to fell or prune a tree that meets the following requirements, you must give us six weeks notice before your proposed plans:
Please note that shrubs and bushes are not protected.
Visit our Planning Portal website – you can use the same form for both the application and to give notice.
Works to protected trees should not have an adverse effect on the tree's health, sustained growth, structural integrity, or visual aesthetics. We are likely to refuse proposals that include:
We are likely to grant consent to work which has little effect on the sustained growth, structural integrity, and visual aesthetics of the tree, such as:
Planning application search - use to check if planning consent has been given using the street name or postcode