Anyone with bushes in backyard instructed to not make 1 mistake or face £20,000 advantageous | UK | News | EUROtoday

Homeowners are being warned to not make a typical gardening mistake which might land them with a £20,000 advantageous. Experts have issued the warning as extra folks head out into their gardens this spring.

They say that many householders don’t realise that bushes of their gardens are protected by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs).

Experts from My Home Improvements say that gardeners face a advantageous of as much as £20,000 in the event that they minimize down, harm or destroy a protected tree with out permission from their native council.

A TPO is utilized by native planning authorities to guard a particular tree or group of bushes from deliberate harm. The order may be positioned on any tree, together with hedgerow bushes however not hedgerows themselves.

It may apply to woodland, though that is much less widespread. Anyone who desires to hold out upkeep work on a protected tree ought to get permission from their native council first.

The Woodland Trust stated: “Failure to obtain permission before carrying out work on a protected tree can result in prosecution, with fines of up to £20,000 in a magistrates’ court. Serious cases may be taken to trial in the crown court and offenders could face an unlimited fine if convicted.”