Thread: Will a tree become 'protected' if/when it grows large?
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Old 07-05-2008, 11:57 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Will a tree become 'protected' if/when it grows large?
In article , (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

| When/how does a tree become a 'protected' tree - as in a tree that
| you're not allowed to cut down? Does the local council or whatever
| have to explicitly place a protection order on the tree or what?

Yes. And the owner of the property has a chance to object.

If the tree is in a "Conservation Area"

- You are not allowed to cut down ANY tree willy nilly
- You must serve notice on the local authority that you want to cut the tree down
- The local authority then have 6 weeks to put a TPO on the tree if they want to

There are a number of complexities. I suggest you Google around.

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