Check Tree Preservation Orders in South Derbyshire
Planning tree work in South Derbyshire? Check whether Tree Preservation Order records may be near a property in Swadlincote, Melbourne, Hilton, Repton and the surrounding villages. Search available public data, then confirm with South Derbyshire District 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 South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire District Council is the Local Planning Authority for this area, covering Swadlincote, Melbourne, Hilton, Repton and the villages of the National Forest area. It makes and holds the borough's Tree Preservation Orders.
With extensive new planting across the National Forest and a number of historic village conservation areas, tree protection here can come from several directions. Enter a postcode above for a first indication, then confirm with the council before work.
Does South Derbyshire publish its TPO records?
Not nationally. As of July 2026, South Derbyshire District Council has published no Tree Preservation Order records to planning.data.gov.uk, so a Swadlincote or Melbourne postcode will normally return an empty checker map. That is a publishing gap: with decades of National Forest planting maturing across the district and historic village cores at Melbourne and Repton, protected trees are a live issue here — the orders are just held in the council's own register.
The national dataset does record 22 conservation areas for South Derbyshire, mostly around those historic villages, and conservation-area rules restrict tree work even where no TPO exists.
A record you can hand over
Because the district's TPO register is not searchable through the national data, no public search settles a South Derbyshire address on its own.
The report gives you the part that is published — conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed buildings, from Swadlincote to the Repton and Melbourne conservation villages — checked against the exact property, with the TPO position and the council to approach stated in writing.
Local planning authority
Who confirms tree protection here.
Relevant authority: South 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.
Property report
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- Nearby Tree Preservation Orders
- Conservation areas & Article 4 directions
- Listed buildings within 150 m
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Common questions
Before you pick up the saw.
Who handles TPOs in Swadlincote and Melbourne?
South Derbyshire District Council is the Local Planning Authority for Swadlincote, Melbourne, Hilton, Repton and the surrounding villages, so it makes and holds the Tree Preservation Orders. Confirm any result with the council.
Does the National Forest affect tree work here?
The National Forest is an environmental designation rather than a tree-protection rule, but the area has many planted and protected trees. Always check for a TPO and conservation area status with South Derbyshire District Council before tree work.
Why does the checker show nothing in South Derbyshire?
South Derbyshire District Council had not published its TPO records to the national dataset at our last check (July 2026), so the checker has no data for the district. A blank map is missing data, not permission — confirm the position with the council before any tree work.
