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Tree Preservation Order map & checker for Northumberland

Check whether a tree near your address may be covered by a Tree Preservation Order in Northumberland, and see the published zones on a map. Northumberland County Council publishes its TPO records to the national planning dataset, so a postcode search here searches real data for this area.

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2 TPO zones nearby
Closest TPO zone
within 100 m
Conservation area
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Listed buildings
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How it works

How to check if a tree has a TPO.

  1. 01Search the postcode

    We find the location and plot every published TPO zone nearby on a map.

  2. 02Read the distance

    Zones are shown by distance, not yes or no. Anything within 100 m deserves a closer look.

  3. 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.

Data coverage

What Northumberland County Council has published

Councils are not obliged to publish their Tree Preservation Order registers to the national planning dataset, and most do not. These are the records Northumberland County Council had published when we last checked, on 30 July 2026.

TPO zones
633

Mapped areas the checker searches by postcode

TPO order records
459

The orders themselves, without mapped boundaries

Conservation areas
70

Where trees are protected without a TPO

Because Northumberland County Council publishes 633 zones, a postcode check in Northumberland searches genuine local records and a result showing nothing nearby is a real finding. It is still not a guarantee: a published register can lag behind new orders, and the checker reports what is near the postcode rather than confirming which specific tree an order covers.

Northumberland County Council has published 70 conservation areas nationally. That matters here: trees in a conservation area are protected whether or not a TPO exists, and you must normally give the council six weeks' written notice before doing work to one. The paid report checks conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed-building curtilage for a specific address alongside TPOs.

Checking with the council

Confirming a TPO in Northumberland

Northumberland County Council is the Local Planning Authority for Northumberland. It holds the definitive register of Tree Preservation Orders for this area, and it is the only body that can confirm whether a particular tree is covered. Working on a protected tree without consent is a criminal offence, so confirm before any work starts.

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Common questions

Before you pick up the saw.

Does Northumberland County Council publish its Tree Preservation Orders?

Yes. As of 30 July 2026, Northumberland County Council had published 633 Tree Preservation Order zones to the national planning dataset, along with 459 order records. This checker searches those records by postcode. The council's own register remains the definitive source.

If the checker finds nothing in Northumberland, is the tree safe to cut?

No. A clear result means no record we hold sits near that postcode, which is genuine information but not permission. The record may not cover the specific tree you have in mind, registers can lag behind newly made orders, and a tree can also be protected by a conservation area, a planning condition or a felling licence. Confirm with Northumberland County Council before any work.

How do I check whether a tree in Northumberland is protected?

Start with a free postcode check above to see any published records nearby and any conservation area affecting the address. Then confirm with Northumberland County Council, which holds the definitive register for Northumberland and can tell you whether a specific tree is covered. If you need the result in writing — for a sale, a quote or a planning application — the paid report sets out the checks for one address in a dated PDF.

Are trees in Northumberland conservation areas protected?

Yes. Trees in a conservation area are protected without needing a Tree Preservation Order, and you must normally give the council six weeks' written notice before pruning or felling one. Northumberland County Council had published 70 conservation areas to the national dataset as of 30 July 2026, so this is often the protection that applies where no TPO shows up.

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