Trees, hedges and wildlife
Make an application for works to trees, find out about tree preservation orders, what to do about dead or dangerous trees. Also information about protected hedges and high hedges, wildlife and special verges.
Help to find ancient trees in Uttlesford
We are asking you to find any ancient trees in your neighbourhood and to add the details to the Woodland Trust's online inventory and map.Across the district we don't know where all our ancient trees are and so we can't protect those facing threats from development.
Adding records of these trees to the national Ancient and Veteran Tree Inventory will mean that the public, planners, developers and ecologists can identify where our most important trees are located.
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Apply to carry out works to a protected tree
Apply for permission to work on trees protected by a tree preservation order, or give us notice of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Report an unsafe tree on council land
Report an unsafe tree on land owned by us
Tree preservation orders (TPO)
How to find out if a tree is protected, and when you need permission to work on protected trees
Trees in conservation areas
How to find out if a tree is in a conservation area, and when you'll need to get permission to carry out any works
Dying, dead or dangerous trees
Dead trees can be dangerous but you must still usually notify us before starting any works to protected trees
Trees on council land
How to report a problem with a tree on land owned or managed by us and what to do if its on land owned by someone else
Ancient woodland, ancient trees and veteran trees
About ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site and what you need to know when making a planning application
Countryside hedgerows: protection and management
Find out if a hedgerow is protected and what to do if you want to remove or work on countryside hedgerows
High hedges: complaining to the council
What to do to try and resolve a problem with a neighbour's high hedge and how make a formal complaint to us if you need to
Planning and wildlife
If the development has the possibility of affecting the habitat of bats or great crested newts or other species then you may be required to submit an assessment with your planning application
Special verges
Special roadside verges often represent the only uncultivated areas of grassland in an intensively farmed landscape where wild meadow plants may still be found