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Blackpool Council
Customer First Centre
Municipal Building
Corporation Street
Blackpool
FY1 1NF

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Tel: (01253) 477477

Customer First Centre
Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.15pm
Saturday 10am-1pm

Customer First Telephone Line
8.30am-5.15pm Monday to Friday
Saturday 10am-1pm
Tree Preservation Orders

Tree Preservation Orders The Council protects trees and groups of trees by making Tree Preservation Orders (TPO's) where appropriate. Removal of protected trees will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances:
  • where trees endanger public safety,
  • or are diseased, and
    on condition that replacement planting takes place.
If you wish to carry out any type of work to a tree that meets any of the following criteria you need the Council’s consent :

  • protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO);
  • is within a Conservation Area;
  • protected by a condition attached to a planning permission.
If you would like to check on any of these, please contact our Customer First Centre or for more information you can use this link to DCLG website (Department for Communities and Local Government).

If you need an application form to carry out the work please use this link.

On our web site we have a facility to check if your tree is protected. Use this link and you will be taken to an online map, click on Category and select Planning and then click on the Planning Constraints Link and the Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) will be displayed. The icon highlights areas with TPOs Once the map has loaded you will need to search for your address using the search tool. Alteratively you can use this link for a list of all TPOs 
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