Tree Preservation Orders in the Lake District National Park

Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) are legally enforceable orders made by the Local Planning Authority to protect trees and woodland in the interests of public amenity. The dataset originates from the Government Digital Service and is licensed under the OGL-UK-3.0. The data is available in formats including WMS for geospatial access.

Use Cases

• Mapping legally protected trees and woodlands based on the geospatial TPO boundaries.
• Analyzing land-use planning decisions based on the presence of Tree Preservation Orders.
• Supporting environmental impact assessments by identifying protected tree assets.
• Monitoring compliance with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and related regulations.

Strengths

• Data is legally defined and enforceable under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
• Available via the WMS format for direct integration into geospatial analysis tools.
• Published under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Legally recorded orders made by the Local Planning Authority.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

Likely covers the Lake District National Park (LDNPA) area.