Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 10653

Tree Preservation Orders: Fines

Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fines have been issued for violating tree preservation orders in each year since 2010.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Fines for violating tree preservation orders are issued locally through Magistrates Courts and the government does not hold information on fines issued. Anyone found guilty of violating a Tree Preservation Order is liable to a fine of up to £20,000.