Section 202C: Tree preservation regulations: prohibited activities

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 · 1990 c. 8View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VIII: Special Controls — Chapter I: Trees

Tree preservation regulations may make provision for prohibiting all or any of the following—

cutting down of trees;
topping of trees;
lopping of trees;
uprooting of trees;
wilful damage of trees;
wilful destruction of trees.

A prohibition imposed on a person may (in particular) relate to things whose doing the person causes or permits (as well as to things the person does).

A prohibition may be imposed subject to exceptions.

In particular, provision may be made for a prohibition not to apply to things done with consent.

In this section "tree" means a tree in respect of which a tree preservation order is in force.

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