Just like Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas, certain trees (both single specimens and collectively as coppice, belt, or woodland), can greatly contribute to our environment and be valuable assets. Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) are served by the council to protect individual and groups of trees which are considered of sufficient merit to warrant formal protection either for their contribution to the setting of the landscape/ built environment or where the tree itself is considered to be of interest either as an example of its species or of local / historic interest.
The felling, lopping, topping or removal of a protected tree requires prior permission from the council, except in situations where there is an immediate danger to public safety if such works are not carried out.
Anyone can request that the council serves a new Tree Preservation Order - such requests must be made in writing to the relevant area planning office, and will be subject to assessment by officers before a decision on whether to serve an order is made.
Please note that anyone proposing to do work on trees in a Conservation Area, which are not already covered by a TPO, are required to give the Council 6 weeks notice of their intention to carry out the works.
You must not carry out works without permission – if you do you could be fined in the same way as when contravening the TPO legislation. Conditions may be applied to the consent to do treeworks.
Special application forms and guidance notes on undertaking works to trees in Conservation Areas are available on the Make a Planning Application page.
Confirmed Tree Preservation Orders List
Please note: this is not an exhaustive list and is regularly updated. Before felling trees you should contact your local area planning office to check whether trees are protected or not.
If you are looking for more information about a specific tree preservation order, please contact your local area planning office.
Bute & Cowal
01/87 Glenaffric, Cromlech Road, Sandbank
03/87 Rossarden, Bullwood
04/87 Eas Mhor, Strathlachlan
08/91 Land At Hafton, Kennel Wood & Camas Rainich Wood
05/92 Toward Point, Toward, By Dunoon
06/92 Cluniter, Innellan
07/92 Milton Wood, Colintraive
16/92 Cammesreinach Crescent, Marine Parade, Dunoon
01/93 Foley Park, Rothesay
02/93 Airds Cottage, St Catherines
03/93 Altgaltraig Point, Colintraive
09/93 Wyndham Road, Innellan
10/93 Heathercroft, Colintraive
02/94 Mathieson Lane, Innellan
06/94 Mayfield, Leven Lane, Clyde Street, Dunoon
04/95 Wee Bay, Kingarth, Bute
05/95 Allan Park, South Campbell Road, Innellan
06/95 Cromlech Road, Ardnadam
08/98 Toward, By Dunoon
12/98 Queens Hotel, Kirn, Dunoon
13/98 Butchers Wood, Tighnabruaich
06/99 Leanach, Strathlachlan, Strachur
07/99 Tom-A-Mhoid, Dunoon
02/02 Ardfillayne Hotel, Dunoon
08/02 Hoop House, Bullwood Road, Dunoon
01/04 Ballochyle Farm, Dalinlongart, Sandbank, Dunoon
03/04 Oak Tree, Adjacent To The Lay-By A83, Cairndow
04/04 Grounds Of Royal Cottage, Pier Road, Innellan
06/04 Ferry Lane, Sandbank, Dunoon
09/04 Land At Garail, Bullwood Road, Dunoon
10/04 Rear Or Police Station, High Road, Sandbank
04/13 Land North Of Ballochyle Farm, Sandbank
01/23 Outside Rubybank Villa, Strachur
Helensburgh & Lomond
1 Rosneath
7a Gareloch House, Clynder
7b Dalmore, Helensburgh
8a Gareloch House, Clynder
8b Laggary, Rhu
16a Chapel Acre, Helensburgh
16b Cairndhu Estate, Helensburgh
17 Glenoran, Rhu
18 Bali Hai, Cardross
20 Dalandhui Hotel, Garelochhead
22 The Waters Edge Hotel, Rhu
26a Baird Avenue, Helensburgh
26b Lagarie Children's Home, Rhu
29 Main Road, Cardross
30 Helensburgh Golf Club
33 Bellcairn, Cove
34 Drumfork House, Colgrain
42 Stuckenduff, Shandon
45 Drumfork Wood, Colgrain, Helensburgh
46 West King Street, Helensburgh
47 Auchengare, Rhu
52 Woodend Street, Helensburgh
53 Artarman Road, Rhu
17/95 Woodend, Helensburgh
03/98 Airlig/High Laggary, Station Road, Rhu
06/98 Marmion Avenue, Helensburgh
11/98 Argyll Road/Barbour Road, Kilcreggan
03/00 2, The Briars, Shandon, Helensburgh
04/01 Site Adjoining Linburn, Smiddy Road, Garelochhead
07/02 Afton Lodge, Clynder
16/04 Rhu Road Higher, Cumberland Avenue
05/09 King's Crescent, Helensburgh
06/09 Grayburn Cottage, Clynder
07/09 Ardenconnel Wood, Rhu
21/09 Ardenconnel House, Rhu
26/09 Cardross Assessment Centre, Cardross
28/09 Burnside House, 38/40 Campbell Street, Helensburgh
13/10 Camsail Wood, Rosneath
01/12 Argyll Road, Kilcreggan
02/12 Land To The South Of Cumberland Avenue
01/13 Camis Eskan House, Helensburgh
01/18 Blairvadach House, Shandon
Mid Argyll, Kintyre And The Islands
02/84 Craobh Haven
04/84 Stronvaar Road, Campbeltown
02/86 Dunmore Avenue / Kilmory Road, Lochgilphead
04/86 Fernoch, Lochgilphead
05/88 Balinakill Lodge, Clachan
02/89 Churchill House, Inverneill
06/91 Glenmartin, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead
07/91 Inveryne Woods, Lochgilphead
11/92 Kilmory Ind Estate, Lochgilphead
07/93 Seaside Cottage, Askomil, Campbeltown
02/95 County Yard, Monydrain Road, Lochgilphead
07/95 Lochlea, Kilduskland Road, Ardrishaig
04/00 Land Adjacent To Diall Cottage, Lunga
02/04 Glenburn Road, Ardrishaig
01/05 Land At Half Acre Hill, Craobh Haven
02/08 Bluebell Wood, Crinan
13/09 The Cut, Achnaba, Lochgilphead
15/09 Land At Limecraigs Campbeltown
16/09 Stewart Road, Campbeltown
03/10 Carnasserie Mill, Kilmartin
04/10 Lochgair
06/10 Auchentenavil, Tayvallich
07/10 Minard
09/10 St Clair Road, Ardrishaig
10/10 Darroch Road, Ardrishaig
11/10 Carsaig, Tayvallich
12/10 Land At Craobh Haven
02/11 Land At Half Acre Hill, Craobh Haven
03/11 Land At Craobh Haven
Oban, Lorn & The Isles
01/51 Blackcrofts, North Connel
01/86 Torosay Sandpit, Isle Of Mull
02/87 Soroba House, Oban
05/87 Airds Bay, Taynuilt
06/87 Tigh-Na-Truish, Clachan Seil
02/88 Keils, Benderloch
03/88 Glen Fearna/Near Dalmally Hotel, Dalmally
10/89 Achnacree, North Connel
03/91 Grianaig, Lochawe, By Oban
04/91 Pulpit Hill, Oban
09/91 Kinloch Hotel, Pennyghael, Mull
09/92 Whinstones, Achnacreebeg, North Connel
10/92 Appin House, Appin
12/92 Melfort Village, Kilmelford
04/93 Rockfield School, Oban
08/93 Tralee Bay Caravan Park, Tralee Bay, Benderloch
11/93 The Old Manse, Kilmelford
01/94 South Ledaig, North Connel
03/94 Gruline, Mull
04/94 Oakfield, Tobermory
05/94 Bad-Daraich, Tobermory
01/95 Melfort Pier
01/98 Arduaine, Kilmelford
04/98 Mckelvie Hospital Site, Glenshellach Road, Oban
07/98 Adjacent Site To Glenshellach Road, Oban
01/99 Longsdale Road, Oban
02/99 Ardconnel Hill, Longsdale Road, Oban
08/99 Former County Hospital Site, Oban
01/00 Balmacara, Glenmore Road, Pulpit Hill, Oban
01/02 Land Adjacent to Etive Park, North Connel
04/02 Appin House, Appin
13/04 Land At Druimavuic, Glen Creran, Appin
14/04 Achlonan, Taynuilt
01/08 Lochawe, By Oban
04/08a Land At Loch Awe
04/08b Ferry Field Road Connel
01/09 West Of Tervine House, Tervine, Kilchrenan
02/09 North Of Pine Cottage, Tervine, Kilchrenan
08/09 Bad-Daraich, Tobermory
09/09 Polvinister Road, Oban
10/09 Portsonachan
14/09 Land At Bonawe House, Taynuilt
17/09 Dungallen House Hotel, Oban
18/09 Brochroy Taynuilt
23/09 Land At Barcaldine
24/09 Land At Pennygate Lodge, Craignure, Isle Of Mull
01/10 Land At Crannaig-A-Mhinister And Gallanach Road
02/10 Land At Gallanach Road, Oban
01/14 Land At Church Of Scotland, Tynribbie, Appin, Argyll