Tree Preservation Order - Individual Trees

A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is a legally enforceable order made by the Local Planning Authority, in this case the NPA, to protect trees and woodland in the interests of public amenity. The power to make a TPO is currently contained in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012. Wilful damage or destruction is prohibited. Work to a tree protected by a TPO is prohibited without prior permission from the Local Planning Authority (NPA), although there are a number of exceptions to this.

一项树木保护令（TPO）系由地方规划当局，在本例中为NPA，根据1990年城镇与乡村规划法案以及2012年城镇与乡村（树木保护）（英格兰）规章制定的具有法律强制力的命令，旨在保护树木和林地，以维护公共福祉。制定TPO的权力目前包含于上述法案和规章之中。故意损害或破坏行为被明令禁止。未经地方规划当局（NPA）事先许可，对受TPO保护的树木进行作业亦属禁止，尽管存在若干例外情况。