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（Tree Preservation Order，TPO）是地方规划主管部门针对树木或林地作出的管制命令。树木保护令的核心效力在于禁止未经地方规划主管部门许可，实施砍伐、连根拔除、削顶、修枝、故意损毁或故意毁坏树木的行为。 当为维护公共休闲与环境美观利益确有必要时，树木保护令将针对单株树木、成片林木或林地作出。若树木或林地的移除或改造会对本地环境及公众的环境享用体验造成显著影响，则可通过该命令对其予以保护。依据《1990年城乡规划法》及《2012年城乡规划（树木保护）（英格兰）条例》中的相关条款，埃克斯穆尔国家公园管理局（Exmoor National Park Authority，ENPA）作为地方规划主管部门，拥有制定树木保护令的职权。 法律规定，任何针对受保护树木的施工作业，均须事先获得地方规划主管部门（ENPA）的书面许可。 目前埃克斯穆尔地区共有60项树木保护令，覆盖林地、成片林木及单株树木。向公众公开的信息包括：树木保护令编号、树木编号、命令名称、指定日期、位置信息（东向坐标与北向坐标）、树种以及最新修订日期。