ENPA Tree Preservation Orders

A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is an order made by a local planning authority in respect of trees or woodlands. The principal effect of a TPO is to prohibit the: cutting down, uprooting, topping, lopping, wilful damage, or wilful destruction of trees without the LPA's consent.
TPO's are served on individual trees, groups of trees or woodlands when it is deemed to be expedient in the interests of amenity. They are used to protect trees and woodlands if their removal or changes to them would have a significant impact on the local environment and its enjoyment by the public. As the Local Planning Authority Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) has powers under provisions in the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act and the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012, to make Tree Preservation Orders.
The Law requires that written consent must be given by the Local Planning Authority (ENPA) before any work to a protected tree is undertaken.

There are currently 60 Tree Preservation Orders on Exmoor covering woodlands, groups of trees and individual trees. information currently available to the public is; TPO reference number, tree number, Order title, designation date, location (easting and northing), species and the most recent revision date.

树木保护令（TPO）是由地方规划当局就树木或林地作出的指令。树木保护令的主要影响在于禁止未经地方规划当局（LPA）同意而砍伐、连根拔起、修剪树冠、截枝、故意损坏或故意破坏树木。在考虑维护公共利益的情况下，树木保护令适用于单株树木、树木群或林地。树木保护令的颁布旨在保护树木和林地，防止其移除或变更对当地环境及其公众享受产生重大影响。埃克塞姆国家公园管理局（ENPA）作为地方规划当局，根据1990年城镇与乡村规划法案和2012年城镇与乡村规划（树木保护）（英格兰）法规的规定，拥有颁布树木保护令的权力。法律要求，在进行受保护树木的任何工作之前，必须由地方规划当局（ENPA）提供书面同意。目前，埃克塞姆地区共有60项树木保护令，涉及林地、树木群和单株树木。向公众提供的信息包括：TPO参考编号、树木编号、指令标题、指定日期、位置（东经和北纬）、树种以及最近的修订日期。