Regulation 2

For paragraph (b) of Article 5 of the form of tree preservation order contained in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order) Regulations 1969^f1 there shall be substituted —

“(b)

in the case of trees, other than trees comprised in a group of trees or in a woodland, that the trees have an outstanding or special amenity value; or

(c)

in the case of trees which are comprised in a group of trees or in a woodland, that the group of trees or the woodland, as the case may be, has an outstanding or special amenity value,

but a certificate shall not be given in the case of trees falling within (c) above if the application in respect of them has been referred by the Forestry Commissioners under section 15(1)(b) or 15(2)(a) of the Forestry Act 1967^f2.”.