Applying to Work on a Tree Subject to a Preservation Order or
Within a Conservation Area.
Trees with a Preservation Order
In order to apply for consent to prune or fell any tree which is
protected by a Tree Preservation Order you need to provide us with
certain information. Please complete the Application
Form for Tree Work ensuring we have all the relevant
details.Help with the completion of the form may be found in
the Guidance
Notes on Completion of Tree Work Application Form .
Trees Within a Conservation Area
To notify us of your intention to carry out works to a tree(s)
in a Conservation Area please complete our
Application Form for Tree Work . If you send photos of the
tree(s) you want to carry out work to this may help us to process
your Notification more quickly. Help with the completion of the
form may be found in the Guidance
Notes on Completion of Tree Work Application Form .
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On Receipt of the Completed Form
The application will be registered and an acknowledgement letter
sent to you or your agent. This will specify the date by which a
decision should be reached. Details will be sent to the local
Parish Council and other interested parties for
comments.
The council's Landscape Officer will then make a site visit to
inspect the tree(s) in question. It will not be necessary for you
to be at home when the Officer calls but if you wish to discuss the
matter, or if the Officer is unable to access the tree(s), this
should be noted on the form and a mutually convenient date and time
will be arranged.
Amenity and arboricultural considerations will be taken into
account, along with reasons you have given for the work and any
representations which may have been received. Following the site
visit a decision will normally be made by the Head of Planning
Services after which a Decision Notice will be issued.
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Appeals
If you are unhappy with the decision (this only
applies to applications to work on TPOd trees) you may appeal to
the Secretary of State. This process is free of charge and the
forms are available from:
The Planning Inspectorate
Environment Team
4/04, Kite Wing, Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN
Tel: 01173 728 192
Fax: 01172 726 241
E-mail: environment.appeals@pins.gsi.gov.uk
Contact:-