TPO Applications in Hampshire
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If a tree on your property is protected by a Tree Preservation Order or sits in a conservation area, you must obtain permission from the council before work starts, including cutting branches. We handle the whole TPO application process for you, from checking protection status to submitting the paperwork and carrying out the approved tree works.
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What is a tree preservation order (TPO) application?
A Tree Preservation Order, or TPO, is a legal order made by a local council as a legal mechanism to protect a specific tree, group of trees, or woodland. Where a TPO is in place, you need the council’s written consent before pruning, felling, cutting roots or carrying out most other work on a TPO tree, even if it’s on your own land. Trees within a conservation area carry similar restrictions, and much of Hampshire’s most attractive countryside, including areas within the South Downs National Park, has extra protection layered on top.
A TPO application is the formal request submitted to the local planning authority asking for consent to carry out specified work. It needs to describe the tree, the proposed works, and the reason for it, and the council can refuse, approve, or approve with conditions. Permission may be granted subject to conditions. Working on a protected tree without consent is a criminal offence, and deliberate damage in serious cases can lead to an unlimited fine, so it’s worth getting this right before any cutting starts.
This is a completely normal position for a homeowner to be in. Most people find out a tree is protected only when they try to get it worked on, and the process can feel daunting the first time. We handle it for clients regularly and can take the whole thing off your hands, while making sure the order protecting trees of local amenity importance is properly respected.
Our process
Check protection status
We confirm whether your tree is covered by a TPO, sits in a conservation area, or falls within the South Downs National Park's own controls.for TPOs or planning constraints, and email a detailed, no-obligation quote.
Site survey
We assess the tree and the work you want carried out, and advise honestly on whether it's likely to be approved, including where input from a qualified tree surgeon will help support the site survey and improve the chances of approval.
Valid application submitted
We prepare and submit a valid application to your local planning authority on your behalf.
Council decision
Most councils have a statutory period to respond. We monitor this and liaise with them if further detail is requested to confirm the application is valid, and where relevant we track consultation with local residents or if a neighbour submits comments.
Approved work carried out
Once consent is granted, our own qualified team carries out the work exactly as approved, in line with any conditions where permission is granted subject to them.
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We do this regularly across Hampshire's councils.
TPOs and conservation areas come up constantly in our day-to-day work, particularly around the South Downs National Park, so we know what each local authority expects in an application and how the authority makes decisions by applying planning and tree protection rules.
One team, start to finish.
We survey the tree, submit the application, and then carry out the approved work ourselves, rather than handing you off to someone else partway through.
NPTC qualified and fully insured
We’re qualified and fully insured, so the council, local residents and your neighbours can be confident the work will be done properly once consent is granted.
Full guidance
We’ll explain what is and isn’t likely to be approved before you commit to an application, including where maintenance work supports good tree management, so there are no surprises.
Think you might have a protected tree or other important trees that need work?
Contact East Hants Arborists today for a free, no-obligation quote and TPO advice, including help with planning permission or development issues if relevant to the proposed work.
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