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Tree preservation orders in Swale Borough Council

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In the national tree datayes
Protected single trees1,577
TPO zones386
Tree preservation orders1,963
Conservation areas (trees protected there too)52
Median house price (2025)£310,000

When Swale Borough Council made its orders

1950s: 18; 1960s: 226; 1970s: 327; 1980s: 318; 1990s: 374; 2000s: 370; 2010s: 210; 2020s: 34.

Swale Borough Council ranks 58 of 91 publishing councils for protected single trees.

Conservation areas in Swale Borough Council where trees are also protected

Median sale prices in Swale Borough Council in 2025: detached £445,000, semi-detached £320,000, terraced £265,000, flat £170,000.

Before you touch a tree in Swale 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.