Section 234 Power of planning authority to make tree preservation orderI1
England and Wales Not yet in force
A planning authority may make a tree preservation order if it considers that it is appropriate in the interests of amenity to make provision for the preservation of trees in its area.
A tree preservation order is an order for the preservation of the individual trees, groups of trees or areas of trees specified in the order.
A tree preservation order may be made so as to apply to—
trees that are in existence when the order is made, and
trees that are required to be planted by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission in accordance with section 233(a), from the time the trees are planted.
See also—
section 241(5), which provides that if regulations provide for a prohibition not to apply to things done with consent, the regulations may also provide that a tree preservation order applies to trees planted in accordance with a condition of a consent,
section 245(5), which provides that a tree preservation order applies to replacement trees planted in accordance with section 245.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 234 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)