Tree Preservation Order Points in The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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 authorities 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 The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 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 before any work to a protected tree is undertaken. This data is an active and changing record of the Tree Preservation Orders in The Royal borough of Kingston Upon Thames.

树木保护令（TPO）是由地方规划当局就树木或林地所做出的一项命令。树木保护令的主要影响在于禁止未经当局同意而进行的树木砍伐、连根拔起、修剪树冠、修剪枝条、故意损坏或故意破坏树木的行为。当认为对环境宜人有利时，树木保护令将针对个别树木、树木群或林地进行颁发。树木保护令的运用旨在保护树木和林地，若其移除或变更将对当地环境及其公众的享受产生重大影响。作为地方规划当局，金斯顿皇家自治市通过《1990年城乡规划法》及《城乡规划（树木保护）（英格兰）条例2012》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提供书面同意。本数据集是对金斯顿皇家自治市树木保护令的活跃且不断变化的记录。