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Tree Management

The Council is responsible for the efficient management of trees in Authority ownership within urban and rural environments.

The law protects certain individual and groups of trees. Those trees that have Tree Preservations Orders (TPO's) or are within Conservation Areas are protected under a range of legislation that makes it an offence to carry out any work on those trees without permission from the Local Authority.

A Guide to the Law and Good Practice is available here (this will take you to the external website of the Department for Communities & Local Government).

Effective 1st. October,2008, amendments were made to the Town and Country Planning (Trees) (England) Regulations 1999. A guide to these amendments may be obtained by following this link to the external website of the Planning Portal. Additionally, conditions may be applied to planning permissions which require trees to be planted and/or retained.

Trees that grow in Council-owned property or on public open spaces are also protected, as they are deemed as Council property. Anyone willfully damaging these can be prosecuted.

The Authority has its own professional tree maintenance team who carries out all appropriate tree care and maintenance to trees owned by the council.

If you have any queries or would like advice about tree care and maintenance, please use the contact details at the footer of this page.

Some advice for private tree owners

• Always contact the Local Authority to ensure that the trees are not protected by a Tree Protection Order, planning constraints or that the tree is within a Conservation Area.
• Always employ a suitable, trained professional Tree Surgeon, who is covered by Public Liability Insurance. (Always ask for proof).
• Never employ house callers or leaflet droppers claiming to be professional tree surgeons, unless you are satisfied as to their qualifications and experience.
• Reputable Tree Surgeons will always have some form of professional identification and qualification proof. Always ask to see it.
• Reputable Tree Surgeons can be found in the Yellow Pages or contact us for further advice.

Apply for consent to carry out works to trees subject to a tree preservation order (TPO) and/or notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area.

You may apply for the above by following the links at the bottom of this page. A checklist to confirm that your application is valid may be accessed by following this link.

Contact Details

Oswestry Borough Council
Planning and Environmental Health
Castle View
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 1JR

Tel: 01691 677252
Email: planning@oswestry-bc.gov.uk