Trees make an important contribution to the character of the Borough. Many trees are protected either by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or because they are within one of the Borough's eight Conservation Areas.
The following links provide further information on the protection of trees and how to apply for work to preserved trees. There is also advice on how to complain about high hedges:
A Conservation Area is defined in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as an 'area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance'. Conservation Areas have a legal status which provides additional controls over the following:
most demolitions
the size limits for permitted development on non-listed dwellings
illuminated advertisements on business premises
satellite dishes and other telecommunications operations
work to trees
Legislation also exists to enable local authorities to secure necessary repairs to unoccupied non-listed buildings in a Conservation Area which are not being preserved in a weatherproof and secure condition.
Conservation Area maps and enhancement plans
Listed below are the 8 Conservation Areas in Spelthorne:
Spelthorne has 195 listed buildings in the Borough which are statutorily protected because of their architectural or historic interest. There are also 159 locally listed buildings. The following provides information about these buildings, guidance on the implications of 'listing' and how to maintain them:
We are able to provide further advice on trees, Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings and Locally Listed Buildings. In particular we encourage those contemplating work to seek pre-application advice. Please see our 'pre-application advice' page for more information. Graphical Version l
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