Urgent £20k fine warning for anyone planning to cut trees down in own garden Gardeners are being urged to familiarise themselves with a major rule, which, if flouted, could cost them £20,000.
But it is essential to check whether trees are covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) before they undergo the chop, according to the Express.
A TPO is essentially an order made by a local planning authority in England to protect a specific group of trees or woodlands.
If a specific tree is protected by this order, it prohibits anyone cutting it down, topping, lopping, uprooting or damaging it.
Anyone planning to tear a tree down in their own garden may need to consider a few things before they get to it.
