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 — See all updates

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.

Published 12 March 2013
Last updated 16 March 2021 + show all updates

  1. Links updated to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy

  2. 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. Contact telephone number and email address have changed.

  4. Guidance has been updated to reflect the new GDPR rules

  5. section 18 – How to Challenge the Decision

  6. 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. First published.