Tree preservation order-TPO060

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 & The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012

The Blackpool Borough Council Tree Preservation Order 2026/060 St. Monicas Church, St. Monicas Way, Blackpool, FY4 4FA

Blackpool Borough Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 198 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, hereby make the following Order-

Citation

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This Order may be cited as The Blackpool Borough Council Tree Preservation Order 2026/060 St. Monicas Church, St. Monicas Way, Blackpool, FY4 4FA

Interpretation

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(1)  In this Order "the authority" means Blackpool Borough Council

(2)    In this Order any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section so numbered in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.

Effect

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(1)   Subject to article 4, this Order takes effect provisionally on the date on which it is made.

(2)    Without prejudice to subsection (7) of section 198 (power to make tree preservation orders) or subsection (1) of section 200 (tree preservation orders: Forestry Commissioners) and, subject to the exceptions in regulation 14, no person shall-

(a)        cut down, top, lop, uproot, wilfully damage, or wilfully destroy; or

(b)        cause or permit the cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or wilful destruction of any tree specified in the Schedule to this Order except with the written consent of the authority in accordance with regulations 16 and 17, or of the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 23, and, where such consent is given subject to conditions, in accordance with those conditions.

Application to trees to be planted pursuant to a condition

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In relation to any tree identified in the first column of the Schedule by the letter "C", being a tree to be planted pursuant to a condition imposed under paragraph (a) of section 197 (planning permission to include appropriate provision for preservation and planting of trees), this Order takes effect as from the time when the tree is planted.

In relation to any tree identified in the first column of the Schedule by the letter "C", being a tree to be planted pursuant to a condition imposed under paragraph (a) of section 197 (planning permission to include appropriate provision for preservation and  planting  of trees), this Order takes effect as from the time when the tree is planted. 

Dated: 30th day of June 2026

The Common Seal of Blackpool Council was affixed to this Order in the presence of:

Authorised Signatory

Schedule

Specification of trees