Tree Preservation Orders
(asked on 3rd March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps local authorities can take to efficiently remove dangerous trees that are subject to Tree Protection Orders.
Answered by
Stuart Andrew
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 9th March 2022
Local authorities can remove dangerous trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders.
If a tree presents an immediate risk of serious harm, requiring urgent work, the work can be undertaken without needing to apply for consent.
Alternatively, the local authority can revoke the Tree Preservation Order (as set out in the regulations). The tree is then no longer protected so can be removed.