The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges

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The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges is the only comprehensive work on this complex area of law – an uncoordinated mix of private and public law, common law and statute - as it applies throughout the United Kingdom. It explains the general law on trees, outlines the law relating to commercial forestry, and discusses the protections for important trees and hedgerows, ancient woodlands and historic landscapes.

Written in a clear style, accessible both to lawyers and non-lawyers
Provides sample conditions for use with planning permissions and tree preservation orders respectively
Contains a table of penalties for criminal offences
This new edition is fully updated to deal with all relevant developments in legislation, case law and policy
There have been over 75 relevant new court cases, including decisions on encroaching tree roots, responsibility for the safety of trees, and the controversial programme of felling street trees in Sheffield
The law on the protection of trees in England has been greatly simplified by the 2012 Regulations, and new online guidance; and there have been judicial decisions involving unauthorised works to protected trees, and as to the meaning of “tree”
The legislation on trees in churchyards has evolved
The administration of forestry has changed significantly, with the setting up of the Natural Resources Body for Wales (NRW) and Scottish Forestry

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PART 1. INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction

PART 2. TREES AND HEDGES: THE GENERAL LAW

2. Ownership of trees: general principles

3. Ownership of boundary trees and hedges

4. Boundary trees: liability

5. Problems with boundary trees: remedies

6. Boundary hedges

7. Liability for trees: legal principles

8. Hazardous trees: the duty of care in practice

9. Dangerous trees: the consequences

10. Trees and highways

11. Trees and statutory undertakers

12. Other forms of liability for trees

13. Carrying out works to trees and hedges

14. Planting trees and hedges

PART 3. COMMERCIAL FORESTRY

15. Forestry

16. Financial considerations

17. Felling licences

18. Felling directions

19. Environmental impact of forestry

PART 4. PROTECTION FOR TREES AND WOODLANDS OF SPECIAL VALUE

20. Trees and woodlands of special value

21. Making a tree preservation order

22. Works to protected trees: the need for consent

23. Tree consent: applications and appeals

24. Compensation for adverse decisions

25. Requirement to plant replacement trees

26. Unauthorised works to protected trees

27. Trees in conservation areas

28. Trees in churchyards

PART 5. HEDGEROWS

29. Inclosure Act hedgerows

30. Protection of important hedgerows

PART 6. TREES AND WOODLANDS BEYOND ENGLAND AND WALES

31. Trees and the law in Scotland

32. Trees and the law elsewhere in the British Isles

APPENDICES

A. Sample conditions for use with planning permissions

B. Sample conditions for use with consents under tree preservation orders

C. Penalties for criminal offences

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