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Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 605 of 2012).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Land & soil
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Land-use planning
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations make provision regarding the making of tree preservation orders under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which protects trees in conservation areas. They, among other things: prescribe the form of tree preservation orders and the procedure for their making, provisional effect, confirmation, variation and revocation; set out prohibited activities in relation to a tree protected by an order; and provide exceptions. A tree protected by a tree preservation order may not be cut down, topped, lopped, uprooted or wilfully damaged or destroyed without the consent of the local planning authority, unless an exception applies. The Regulations also prescribe how an application for consent to carry out any action prohibited by a tree preservation order is to be made.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (1990 Chapter 8).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2017)

Keyword: Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land-use planning, Institution, Expropriation, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Soil rehabilitation, Protected area, National parks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX