Tree Preservation Orders
Tree Preservation Orders
A Tree Preservation Order makes it a criminal offence to cut down, uproot, prune, damage or destroy the tree or trees without the appropriate permissions. It protects certain trees in the interest of public amenity.
A Tree Preservation Order can apply to:
- a single tree
- a group of trees
- a woodland or an area of trees
The trees can be of any size, species or age.
Locate trees with a Tree Preservation Order
To find out whether a tree is protected by a Tree Preservation Order, you can use our map or the form below.
View map of Tree Preservation Orders
View Tree Preservation Orders using our online form
If your search reveals that a tree is protected you can view the tree preservation order itself on our website.
- If you have found the TPO via a map search, click 'show more' on the area highlighting the area of the TPO on the map, then in the more info box to the left select 'show me'. The TPO can then be found by selecting the documents tab.
- If you have found the TPO via our online form, select the relevant TPO by clicking on the TPO number in the table and then navigating to the documents tab.
If you think a tree should be protected by a new Tree Preservation Order, let us know by email: trees@nfdc.gov.uk.
Tree protection and development guidance
Find out about the standards that we expect for new development proposals and works to protected trees.
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