Check Tree Preservation Orders in Chesterfield
Planning tree work in Chesterfield? Check whether Tree Preservation Order records may be near a property in Chesterfield, Staveley, Brimington and the surrounding area. Search available public data, then confirm with Chesterfield Borough Council.
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2 TPO zones nearby- Closest TPO zone
- within 100 m
- Conservation area
- In report
- Listed buildings
- In report
How it works
How to check if a tree has a TPO.
01Search the postcode
We find the location and plot every published TPO zone nearby on a map.
02Read the distance
Zones are shown by distance, not yes or no. Anything within 100 m deserves a closer look.
03Confirm with the council
Your Local Planning Authority has the final word. Get it in writing before work starts.
Reading a result
A blank result isn’t a clear one.
A Tree Preservation Order protects a named tree, group or woodland, and you need written consent before pruning, felling, topping, lopping or uprooting it. Every published TPO zone near your postcode is drawn on the map with its distance from the property.
Trees in a conservation area can be protected even where no TPO is shown, and council coverage of the national dataset is uneven — so your Local Planning Authority must confirm the status of any tree before work begins.
Checking TPOs in Chesterfield
Chesterfield Borough Council is the Local Planning Authority for the town and its surrounding suburbs, including Staveley, Brimington and Whittington. It makes and holds the borough's Tree Preservation Orders.
Chesterfield has a number of established residential and town-centre areas where trees contribute strongly to the local character, so both TPOs and conservation areas can apply. Enter a postcode above for a first indication, then confirm with the council.
Does Chesterfield publish its TPO records?
Not to the national dataset. As of July 2026, Chesterfield Borough Council had published no Tree Preservation Order records to planning.data.gov.uk, so the checker will usually return an empty map for a Chesterfield, Staveley or Brimington postcode. That is a limit of what is published nationally — in a town whose established residential streets and parks (Queen's Park among them) carry plenty of mature trees, the borough's orders sit in its own register.
The national dataset lists 12 conservation areas for Chesterfield, including the historic town centre around the crooked spire, where tree works need notice to the council even with no individual TPO.
A record you can hand over
Since Chesterfield's TPO register cannot be searched through the national data, a blank result for a borough address means the data is missing — not that the protection is.
The report states that for the specific property and checks what is published against it: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed buildings. It arrives as a dated PDF, which is the form buyers, solicitors and contractors actually need.
Local planning authority
Who confirms tree protection here.
Relevant authority: Chesterfield Borough Council.
Chesterfield Borough Council's protected-tree guidanceEach council publishes its Tree Preservation Order data differently, and some hold records only in their own offices. Always check the official council sources and confirm with the Local Planning Authority before tree works.
Get a written report →Property report
Need a record you can hand over?
Run a free check, then download a dated PDF report for the address — nearby TPOs plus conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed buildings, ready to share with a tree surgeon, solicitor or the council.
Property report
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- Nearby Tree Preservation Orders
- Conservation areas & Article 4 directions
- Listed buildings within 150 m
- Dated PDF, ready to share
Common questions
Before you pick up the saw.
Who handles TPOs in Chesterfield and Staveley?
Chesterfield Borough Council is the Local Planning Authority for Chesterfield, Staveley, Brimington and the surrounding suburbs, so it makes and holds the Tree Preservation Orders. Confirm any result with the council.
Does Chesterfield have conservation areas affecting trees?
Yes. Chesterfield has conservation areas where most trees are protected even without a TPO, usually requiring written notice before work. Ask Chesterfield Borough Council about conservation area status as well as checking for a TPO.
Why does the checker come back empty for Chesterfield?
Chesterfield Borough Council had not published its TPO records to the national dataset at our last check (July 2026), so the checker has nothing to search for the borough. An empty result is missing data rather than an all-clear — confirm with the council before any tree work.
