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Tree preservation order

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; [1997] EGCS 141 (1/11/97)Publication details: 1997Subject(s): Summary: "Knowles v Chorley BC" QBD 20 October 1997. Council making tree preservation order to take immediate failed to serve copy order on owner of land affected. Unaware of the issure of the order, the owner order a contractor to remove number of trees. The work was stopped by the council who told the owner that he would be prosecuted. The order was stopped, the council could not contend that the true cause of the prejudice was a failure by the owner to appreciate the likelihood of a tree preservation order being made.

"Knowles v Chorley BC" QBD 20 October 1997. Council making tree preservation order to take immediate failed to serve copy order on owner of land affected. Unaware of the issure of the order, the owner order a contractor to remove number of trees. The work was stopped by the council who told the owner that he would be prosecuted. The order was stopped, the council could not contend that the true cause of the prejudice was a failure by the owner to appreciate the likelihood of a tree preservation order being made.