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Your council makes decisions about work on trees protected by preservation orders.

You can appeal if you applied to cut down or carry out work on a protected tree and:

• you disagree with the decision
• a decision was not made within 8 weeks

You can also appeal if you disagree with a tree replacement notice you鈥檝e been given.

There鈥檚 no fee for appealing.

Deadline for appealing

If you have received the decision you must appeal:

• within 28 days of the date on the council鈥檚 decision notice (even if the decision was made after 8 weeks)
• before the date the tree replacement notice comes into effect

If you have not received a decision there is no deadline for appealing until a decision arrives.

When you can expect a decision

Once your appeal is validated, you鈥檒l normally get a decision within 27 weeks.

Fill in a tree preservation order appeal form or a tree replacement notice appeal form.

You also need:

• a copy of the council鈥檚 decision or notice
• any other documents that directly support your appeal

Email or post these documents with your completed appeal form to the council who made the decision and the Planning Inspectorate.

The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it鈥檚 valid. They鈥檒l tell you what happens next and how long your appeal may take.

Their decision about your appeal will be based on:

• the information you send
• a site visit
• your council鈥檚 documents, for example the tree preservation order

Your case officer will write to you if they need more information.

You鈥檒l normally get a decision within 27 weeks.

Interested parties

The council may decide to contact anyone who commented on your original application (鈥榠nterested parties鈥�). Your case officer will consider the statements any interested parties made.

Interested parties cannot make any further comments during the appeal but can withdraw their original statement.

If anyone behaves unreasonably

You can apply for an 鈥榓ward of costs鈥� if anyone involved in your appeal has cost you money by behaving unreasonably, for example missing deadlines. However, you might have to pay another party鈥檚 costs too.

You can complain about how the Planning Inspectorate handled your appeal. There鈥檚 no time limit for complaints.

You can challenge the decision in the if you think the Planning Inspectorate made a legal mistake.

Get advice from if you鈥檙e unsure about this.