Tree Preservation Orders • Made By Local Planning Authority
TOP
UPROOT
WILLFULLY DAMAGE
CUT DOWN
LOP
WILLFULLY DESTROY
• Without Permission From Authority
Originally introduced in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 Current Tree Preservation Orders are made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.
PURPOSE? • To protect trees which bring significant amenity benefit to the local area. This protection is particularly important where trees are under threat.
• All types of Trees, but not hedges, bushes or shrubs. An order can protect anything from a single tree to all trees within a defined area or woodland.
• Pruning a TPO tree without permission can lead to prosecution and a fine of up to £2,500. • Destroying a TPO tree without permission can lead to a fine of up to £20,000. • If the tree or parts of the tree are dead, dying or dangerous then works can be done without an application.
Locally? In Southampton there are 517 Tree Preservation Orders, protecting 3927 individual trees.
Taylor Wimpey Site, Romsey Road