Definitions for "Tree Preservation Order"
Keywords:  lop, woodland, uproot, fell, wilfully
Local planning authority designation which can be placed on a tree, a group of trees or woodland to help conserve the amenity of an area.
An order usually made by the City Council to protect specific trees and groups of trees, and with them the amenities of a place, by ensuring that no felling, lopping, topping, or pruning takes place without their permission.
A direction made by a local planning authority that makes it an offence to cut, top, lop, uproot or wilfully damage or destroy a tree without that authority's permission.