How can I find out if conifer trees can be removed from a site?

Question

I have a client who has a handful of conifers on his plot that the council have designated: Tree Preservation Orders Groups and Woodlands: G1

Group Number G1
Can he cut them down?

Jennifer Holmes · Accepted Answer

@Tom Spilsted I'm not a tree expert, but the Government website states:
A Tree Preservation Order is an order made by a local planning authority in England to protect specific trees, groups of trees or woodlands in the interests of amenity. An Order prohibits the:

cutting down
topping
lopping
uprooting
wilful damage
wilful destruction

of trees without the local planning authority’s written consent. If consent is given, it can be subject to conditions which have to be followed. In the Secretary of State’s view, cutting roots is also a prohibited activity and requires the authority’s consent.

Therefore, local planning consent will have to be given.

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