Trees in Conservation Areas
Conservation areas are places of architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which is desirable to preserve or enhance. Within a conservation area, the council has extra controls over a number of factors including the protection of trees.
In certain situations, a TPO may be placed on a tree within a conservation area to prevent works being carried out.
To find out if a property is within a conservation area please do a property search. Conservation area designation will come up under constraints.
Anyone proposing to cut down or carry out work to a tree in a conservation area is required to give us six weeks' prior notice.
It is an offence to prune, fell or damage a tree in a conservation area without giving notice.
For consent to carry out work to trees within a conservation area, you should apply online or download an application form.
Notify the Council of proposed tree work in a conservation area
There is no fee involved for applications to carry out work on trees.
There are a number of exemptions where you are not required to give six weeks' prior notice to the council. For more information on these exemptions, refer to our questions on TPOs section.
You can check if a tree is within a conservation area by using the maps in our conservation area guide.
Read our conservation area guide
For further information on carrying out works on trees, please see the government's tree preservation guidance.