Trees and the Law

New Tree Preservation Order Regime Kicks In Today.

Posted by on April 6, 2012 at 4:26 pm

If you own trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), today is the day that a lot of the wording in the TPO document you were served becomes null and void. Essentially, all TPO’s ever made under any previous legislation dating back to the 1940′s are now the same in the eyes of the [...]

Changes to TPO Legislation Imminent!

Posted by on March 16, 2012 at 11:28 am

On 6th April 2012 section 193 of the Planning act 2008 kicks in, changing Tree Preservation Order (TPO) legislation. But what does this mean in practice? If you own trees or woodlands protected and there was some doubt about the validity of the order, then this should no longer be the case. This is because [...]