NYMNPA Tree Preservation Orders: Legally Protected Individual Trees

North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) data on individual trees protected by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs). The data is a legally enforceable register made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and associated regulations. It is provided by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Identify protected trees for planning applications based on the legal TPO status.
• Analyze spatial distribution of protected trees for amenity and conservation planning.
• Support enforcement actions against prohibited damage or unauthorized work on protected trees.
• Cross-reference protected individual trees with the associated woodland areas layer for a complete TPO register.

Strengths

• Data is legally defined and enforceable under UK planning law.
• Designed to be used with a complementary woodland areas layer for a complete register.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Legally mandated register maintained by the North York Moors National Park Authority (NPA).

Time Range

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Freshness

unknown

Geography

North York Moors National Park, England, UK.