Tree Preservation Orders in Rochdale Borough, Mapped Locations

A geospatial dataset mapping Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) within the Rochdale Borough Council area in England. TPOs are legally enforceable orders protecting specific trees, groups, or woodlands, prohibiting activities like cutting down without written consent from the local planning authority. The data is maintained and updated by the council's planning department and is provided under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assess development site constraints based on the presence of protected trees.
• Monitor and manage urban tree canopy coverage using mapped TPO locations.
• Support legal and planning compliance checks for proposed tree works.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of protected trees for environmental planning.

Strengths

• Legally defined and enforceable data, providing a clear regulatory context.
• Spatially mapped locations, likely enabling geographic analysis.
• Explicitly linked to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and associated 2012 regulations.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08 13:30:19.675419, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is specific to a single local authority, limiting broader geographic application.

Provenance

Source

Rochdale Borough Council

Collection Method

Mapped and updated by the council's planning department.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:19.675419; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rochdale Borough, England