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Tree preservation orders (TPOs) enable the council to protect important trees.

TPOs make it illegal to cut down, uproot, prune or damage trees without the council's consent.

TPOs can be placed on any tree that has amenity value. Trees that are exempt from TPOs are those that are dead, dying, diseased or dangerous and fruit trees grown for the commercial production of fruit. 

The maximum penalty for carrying out works to TPO trees without consent is £20,000.

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