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Tree Preservation Order map & checker for South Ribble

Check whether a tree near your address may be covered by a Tree Preservation Order in South Ribble, and see the imported zones on a map. South Ribble Borough Council publishes nothing to the national planning dataset, but we import its own TPO records directly — so a postcode search here does search South Ribble data.

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2 TPO zones nearby
Closest TPO zone
within 100 m
Conservation area
In report
Listed buildings
In report
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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 South Ribble Borough 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 South Ribble Borough Council had published when we last checked, on 30 July 2026.

TPO zones
None

Mapped areas the checker searches by postcode

TPO order records
None

The orders themselves, without mapped boundaries

Conservation areas
8

Where trees are protected without a TPO

South Ribble Borough Council publishes none of this to the national dataset, but it does publish its own TPO records separately and we import them directly — so a postcode check in South Ribble does search this council's orders, and the map shows them. That is still a copy of the council's data rather than the register itself, so confirm anything that matters with South Ribble Borough Council.

South Ribble Borough Council has published 8 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 South Ribble

South Ribble Borough Council is the Local Planning Authority for South Ribble. 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 South Ribble Borough Council publish its Tree Preservation Orders?

Not to the national planning dataset — as of 30 July 2026 it had published no Tree Preservation Order zones there. It does publish its own records separately, and we import them directly, so a postcode check on this site does search South Ribble TPO data. The council's register remains the definitive source.

If the checker finds nothing in South Ribble, 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 South Ribble Borough Council before any work.

How do I check whether a tree in South Ribble 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 South Ribble Borough Council, which holds the definitive register for South Ribble 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 South Ribble 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. South Ribble Borough Council had published 8 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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