Introduction

If you want to work on any tree or group of trees, you must check if a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) applies. This legal order protects individual trees and woodland from being cut down, removed, damaged or destroyed. You can apply for permission to carry out these works yourself or your local council may make an application on your behalf.

A TPO is a legal order that protects individual trees and woodland from being cut down, removed, damaged or destroyed.

The Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) are legal orders that protect individual trees and woodland from being cut down, removed, damaged or destroyed.

They exist to conserve the character of a conservation area and avoid the loss of its special character, which can result from development. It is an offence to contravene a TPO without planning permission.

Planning permission is required for works affecting trees in conservation areas. There are exceptions to this, including removing dead or dangerous trees. However, you will need to apply for permission from your local council before carrying out any works on trees that a TPO protects.

TPOs can be applied to any tree or group of trees that has the potential to make a significant contribution to the landscape or local environment. It does not matter what kind of tree it is – except for hedgerows – and you don’t have to own the land on which it grows.

A tree protection order (TPO) can be applied to any tree or group of trees that has the potential to make a significant contribution to the landscape or local environment. It does not matter what kind of tree it is – except for hedgerows – and you don’t have to own the land on which it grows to be affected by the TPO.

TPOs are designed to protect our valuable trees from unnecessary felling. They apply across England and Wales, protecting all species from being unnecessarily removed as long as they meet certain qualifying criteria, such as being an outstanding feature in their local area, having historic value or simply being notable for their size and age.

Councils have a legal duty to protect important trees and woodland in their area by making TPOs. They have discretion over whether to grant permission for works such as tree removal and pruning.

Tree preservation orders protect trees and woodland with a special historic, ecological, social or landscape value. They’re particularly important in urban areas where they can help maintain biodiversity and prevent flooding by preventing substantial damage to trees during development works.

Councils have a legal duty to protect important trees and woodland in their area by making TPOs. They have discretion over granting permission for works such as tree removal and pruning. In most cases planning permission is required for any works which would affect the character of an area protected under a TPO (such as felling or pollarding).TPOs were introduced in the Town and Country Planning Act of 1990. They were updated in 2007 by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (NERCA). The purpose of TPOs is to ensure the protection of certain trees that have special historical, ecological, social or landscape value.

A TPO gives extra protection to trees over and above the ‘conservation area designation’, which only covers ‘groups of trees’ (5 or more) when they are in an urban setting (ie close to where people live)

TPOs are unique to the UK. They are a legal order that protects individual trees and woodland from being cut down, removed, damaged or destroyed without permission. In addition to this protection, they can also be applied to any tree or group of trees that have the potential to make a significant contribution to the landscape or local environment.

However, unlike conservation areas which refer only to groups of five or more trees (or, in some cases, shrubs), TPOs can be applied at any time during or after development works have been approved, and work has commenced on site – even if you’re only clearing one tree!

A TPO gives extra protection to your this type of tree above that given in conservation areas.

A Tree Protection Order (TPO) is a legal order that protects individual trees and woodland from being cut down, removed, damaged or destroyed.

TPOs can be applied to any tree or group of trees that have the potential to make a significant contribution to the landscape or local environment.

You run a much higher risk of prosecution for breaches of a TPO than if you were working on trees in a conservation area.

The local council enforces TPOs. The local council will bring a prosecution against you if they believe you are breaking the terms of your TPO, but it’s up to them whether or not they do this. When there is a breach of a TPO, the council will generally send you a letter asking for an explanation about why your work was carried out without permission. If you don’t respond or provide an acceptable reason for the breach, then they may take further steps, including prosecuting you in court.

However, even if there isn’t any evidence of any breaches by yourself (e.g., because someone else has done something on your behalf), but because there has been some sort of damage caused to trees due to work carried out in relation to land that is covered by an existing tree protection order (TPO), then it might also be possible that officers from both organisations could decide that criminal proceedings should still be brought against individuals involved – including those living outside their area!

Conclusion

We hope that we have given you a good overview of TPOs and their relevance to your trees. If you have any further questions, or if you need advice on how to apply for one, please get in touch with us at info@icelabz.co.uk.

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Introduction

Conservation areas are special areas of land that have been set aside by local councils for their historic or architectural interest. The local authority’s job is to protect them and ensure they’re managed properly. Conservation areas are usually older, more formal neighbourhoods than those outside the protection scheme.

What can a Conservation Area be used for?

A conservation area can be used for a variety of purposes.

• Residential and commercial uses are allowed, but only in certain circumstances. For example, a conservation area must be zoned as residential or commercial and cannot have any additional restrictions placed on it by the municipality. There may also be other restrictions on what type of building can be constructed within a conservation area (for example, no large buildings).
• Industrial uses are not permitted unless your municipality has specifically allowed for such a zone to exist within their boundaries. In this case, however, you will want to make sure that your property is large enough for an industrial use since these tend to require more space than residential or commercial ones do.
• Agricultural uses are allowed in many ways; however, there may be restrictions based on how much land is available within the Conservation Area itself – some municipalities will cap how much land can be used for agriculture with others allowing all available land to be used up without imposing limits or regulations on its use at all times throughout each year!

What are the benefits of being a conservation area?

To help you understand what a conservation area is and why it’s so important to the community, we’ve put together the following list.

• Conservation areas are protected by law. All land within a conservation area is protected by statute, which means nobody can build without permission or change the use of the land without consent.
• Conservation areas protect future generations. The main aim of a conservation area is to protect features that make an area special, like its historic buildings and natural features (like woodlands). These things tend to be very fragile, so if you build on them or change their use it may be impossible for future generations to enjoy them in exactly the same way as you do now – this would be bad news for everyone!
• Conservation areas help keep places distinctive from one another: if all our towns and cities looked identical then there would be no point living somewhere other than where everybody else lives! A good example of this principle comes from St James’s Square in London: although some people might say that it’s just another spot full of expensive restaurants… it isn’t! It has unique architecture; historical connections; beautiful gardens etcetera etcetera…

Who is responsible for running a conservation area?

• Local Council

The local council is responsible for running and maintaining conservation areas. They set policies on how these areas should be managed, and they also provide guidance to developers and other individuals or groups who want to make changes that affect the area. The council can also issue planning permits to individuals who want to carry out works in the conservation area. If you have questions about what can be done in a particular conservation area, you should contact your local council.

What happens to a conservation area if the owner wants to develop it?

In order to carry out any development in a conservation area, planning permission is required. Applications are considered by the local planning authority and they must be satisfied that the proposals are not detrimental to the character of the area.

A developer may ask for their land to be removed from a conservation area if they wish to develop it or build on it. If this happens, any changes that have been made under existing planning permissions will remain valid unless specifically revoked by new plans or policies set out in a local plan or neighbourhood development order.

If you do want to improve your property but don’t want to alter its appearance significantly (or at all), then you’ll need to check whether your house is in one of these areas before making changes – such as adding extra windows or doors – because work in these areas needs special permission from your local council before starting construction work

How can I find out if my land is a conservation area?

The easiest way to determine if a property is part of a conservation area is to visit the planning portal and search for your address. If the result shows that your property falls within a conservation area, you will see a warning banner with additional information about what this means for you. If you see no warning, then your land is not located within a conservation area and there are no special restrictions on development or construction that need to be followed by owners/developers.

You can get planning permission in a conservation area, but it may take longer than usual.

In general, you cannot get planning permission to change things in your house or garden that are important to the character of the property and its setting. For example, you cannot extend your conservatory or build a new conservatory if it would affect views from the street.

You can obtain detailed information about what changes require planning permission by contacting your local council’s planning department. In some cases, a more detailed application may be required than normal. This process is called an Article 4 Direction (also known as a ‘special permit’).

In most cases, decisions are made on a case by case basis as conservation areas tend to contain many different types of properties which vary greatly in age and design features (for example: older terraces with small front gardens may not need any work carried out).

Conclusion

I hope this article has given you a better understanding of what conservation areas are and their importance to the community. If you have any other questions about conservation areas or how they might affect your own property, please get in touch with us at info@icelabz.co.uk