You can download application forms for work on trees in a conservation area (TCA) and for trees with Tree Preservation Orders (TPO).
Alternatively you can apply online using the Planning Portal.
Before you begin, you should read more about:
- the planning application process
- pre-application planning advice
- planning application forms and guidance
Checklist for applications for works related to tree preservation orders and trees in a conservation area
1. Forms
For applications for Prior Notification of Proposed Development by Telecommunications code system operators we encourage the use of the appropriate Standard Application Form however a written description of the proposed development is acceptable in accordance with Part 24 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.
| Application Form (original and three copies, unless submitted electronically) | ☐ |
| All signed and dated | ☐ |
| All relevant questions answered correctly | ☐ |
2. Plans
Original and three copies of all plans and drawings necessary to describe the subject of the application. All detailed drawings should include a scale bar where appropriate.
Find out how to order location plans and site plans
Location plan at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 to show:
| A North point | ☐ |
| Position of the trees clearly marked in red | ☐ |
| Wherever possible, at least 2 named roads and surrounding buildings | ☐ |
Site plan at a scale of 1:500 or 1:200 to show:
| The direction of north | ☐ |
| All buildings, roads and footpaths on land adjoining the site, including access arrangements | ☐ |
| All public rights of way crossing or adjoining the site | ☐ |
| The position of all trees on the site | ☐ |
Block plan at a scale of 1:100 or 1:200 to show:
| Any site boundaries | ☐ |
| The position of any building or structure on the other side of such boundaries | ☐ |
| The type and height of boundary treatment | ☐ |
Photographs to show:
| Current position and location of tree(s) | ☐ |
| Streetscene and area around trees | ☐ |
3. Certificates
| Ownership Certificate completed - Correct certificate – A, B, C or D as required | ☐ |
| Agricultural Holdings Certificate completed - Required whether or not the site includes an agricultural holding | ☐ |
4. Local requirements
| Tree Survey or Arboricultural Implications - where there is a tree on the site subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or the site is within a conservation area. | ☐ |
| Structural Survey - where the proposal states the tree(s) are causing structural or subsidence damage to adjacent buildings. | ☐ |