Check Tree Preservation Orders in North East Derbyshire
Planning tree work in North East Derbyshire? Check whether Tree Preservation Order records may be near a property in Dronfield, Clay Cross, Eckington, Killamarsh and the surrounding area. Search available public data, then confirm with North East Derbyshire District Council.
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2 TPO zones nearby- Closest TPO zone
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- Conservation area
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- Listed buildings
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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 North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire District Council is the Local Planning Authority for an area that wraps around Chesterfield, covering Dronfield, Clay Cross, Eckington, Killamarsh and the villages between. It makes and holds the district's Tree Preservation Orders.
Because the district borders Chesterfield Borough and the Sheffield city boundary, properties near those edges can be confusing — so check the postcode above and confirm with the right council.
Does North East Derbyshire publish its TPO data?
Not to the national dataset. As of July 2026, North East Derbyshire District Council has no Tree Preservation Order records on planning.data.gov.uk, so a Dronfield or Wingerworth search here will normally come back empty — a gap in what is published, not a verdict on the trees. The district's own register is where its orders are actually held.
The national dataset does list 33 conservation areas for the district, one of the higher counts in Derbyshire, reflecting its many historic village cores — and inside those, most tree work needs written notice to the council even without a TPO.
Mind the boundaries
This district shares boundaries with Chesterfield Borough Council and, to the north, the Sheffield area. A property close to a boundary may fall under a neighbouring authority's records, so it is worth confirming exactly which council covers the address before you rely on a result.
Getting a firmer answer
Where the public data is unclear, where an address sits near a council boundary, or where significant works are planned, the report turns a blank search into a record.
It checks the exact address against Tree Preservation Orders, conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed buildings, states what each one shows — including where the district council has published nothing — and comes back as a dated PDF.
Local planning authority
Who confirms tree protection here.
Relevant authority: North East Derbyshire District Council.
Each 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.
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- Nearby Tree Preservation Orders
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- Listed buildings within 150 m
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Common questions
Before you pick up the saw.
Who handles TPOs in Dronfield and Clay Cross?
North East Derbyshire District Council is the Local Planning Authority for Dronfield, Clay Cross, Eckington, Killamarsh and the surrounding area, so it makes and holds the Tree Preservation Orders. Confirm any result with the council.
My property is near Chesterfield — which council applies?
It depends on the exact boundary. North East Derbyshire District Council and Chesterfield Borough Council hold separate records, so confirm which authority actually covers the address before relying on a result.
Why does the checker draw a blank in North East Derbyshire?
The district council had not published its TPO records to the national dataset at our last check (July 2026), so there is nothing for the checker to search here. Treat an empty result as unknown rather than unprotected, and confirm with North East Derbyshire District Council before tree works.
