Tree Works Application (Works To Protected Trees) - Local Validation List directory

National Requirement

The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012.

For applications to carry out works to trees which are protected by a Tree Protection Order (TPO), you will need to provide:

• the standard application form
• a sketch map of the tree(s) location in relation to a fixed structure such as a house or outbuilding (where applicable) it is helpful to include boundaries, other properties and relevant features to aid identification. Adjoining properties and roads should be included
• the tree type and its condition and details of any tree protected order if known
• description of the intended works and reasons for them (Greater detail might be required where trees are proposed to be felled)
• the pruning specification for each tree should be accurate and clear to avoid ambiguity (Nb. reductions stated in percentage are ambiguous and will not be accepted). The current dimensions should be stated in both height and spread and also state the dimensions which are to remain, post pruning (in metres), or the average equivalent in branch length (in metres)
• the specification must be detailed enough for the local authority to understand the proposals.