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Tree preservation orders in Stevenage Borough Council

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In the national tree datayes

Protected single trees1,290

TPO zones15

Tree preservation orders1,316

Conservation areas (trees protected there too)7

Median house price (2025)£345,000

When Stevenage Borough Council made its orders

1970s: 234; 1980s: 572; 1990s: 84; 2000s: 362; 2010s: 56; 2020s: 8.

Stevenage Borough Council ranks 67 of 91 publishing councils for protected single trees.

Conservation areas in Stevenage Borough Council where trees are also protected

Broadwater Conservation Area (2007)
Old Town High Street Conservation Area (1969)
Orchard Road Conservation Area (2007)
Shephall Green Conservation Area (1973)
St. Nicholas / Rectory Lane Conservation Area (1982)
Symonds Green Conservation Area (1977)
Town Square Conservation Area (1988)

Median sale prices in Stevenage Borough Council in 2025: detached £540,500, semi-detached £400,000, terraced £335,000, flat £197,750.

Before you touch a tree in Stevenage Borough Council

Get the council's written consent for a protected tree, and give six weeks' notice in a conservation area. Cutting a protected tree without consent is a criminal offence.