Tree Preservation Orders – the zest of the best!
Tree Preservation Orders are used by local authorities where they consider it expedient in the interests of amenity to preserve trees or woodlands. As a result of that very purpose, on a wider scale, TPOs are often seen as potential stumbling blocks to development. TPOs can however also serve a very valuable local function.
With the BBC coverage of Wandsworth Council’s grant of a TPO to protect a grapefruit tree planted in the 1980s by local resident Marline Anderson, it serves as a good reminder that the underlying function of a TPO can serve to protect trees of amenity value to local communities (including those under potential threat from new development).
It is understood to be one of the only grapefruit trees in the UK outside of Kew Gardens and the support of the local community to obtain the TPO is an excellent example of the important role that TPOs can serve in protecting much loved local trees.
Once a TPO has been made, there is a 28 day consultation period during which any objections or representations can be made. Provided there are no outstanding objections at the end of this period, the TPO can be confirmed and become permanent.
Subcribe to news and viewsKemi Akinola, deputy leader of Wandsworth Council, said: "We were very pleased to grant the TPO and ensure that this beloved local landmark stands for generations to come."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd32ld28l4o
