Trees and Countryside

Categories in Trees and Countryside

• Trees in Relation to Planning Applications and Development

  Information for developers on submission of the correct information when applying for planning permission on sites containing trees, woodlands, and hedgerows.

• Protected Trees and Hedges

  Information on Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs), Trees in Conservation Areas and Hedgerows.

• High Hedges

  How to make a complaint about a high hedge.

• Protected Species

  Information if you need to submit a protected species survey with your planning application.

• Advice for Tree Owners

  Advice for anyone wanting to carry out work on trees.

• Countryside Management Grants

  Grants available for conservation of important natural areas.

• Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites

  RIGS are important places or geology and geomorphology outside of statutorily protected land.

• Sites of Special Scientific Interest

  SSSI are designated under the Wildlife Countryside Act as an example of our coutry's wildlife or geology.

• Rights of Way and Public Footpaths

  Information on Rights of Way including planning application diversions and closures.