Guidance

Tree preservation order appeals: procedure guide

Procedures for appeals against decisions issued by councils in respect of applications for consent to cut down or carry out work on a tree protected by a tree preservation order.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Published: 12 March 2013
• Last updated: 16 March 2021
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  1. 16 March 2021

     Links updated to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy

  2. 14 December 2020

     The guidance has been updated to take account of the scope for combined procedures introduced by s20 of the Business and Planning Act 2020.

  3. 24 June 2020

     Contact telephone number and email address have changed.

  4. 23 May 2018

     Guidance has been updated to reflect the new GDPR rules

  5. 2 February 2017

     section 18 – How to Challenge the Decision

  6. 4 January 2016

     The appeal guidance has been amended, in the main, to take out references to the spirit of the Town and Country Planning Rules for Hearings and Inquiries and updates to section 20 in the guidance – “How We Use Personal Information”.

  7. 12 March 2013

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Tree Preservation Orders- consents for works - A Guide for Appellants

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Details

This guide includes details about:

• how to apply
• costs
• withdrawing an appeal
• the decision

You can appeal using the Tree preservation order appeal form.