High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

30 Trees

(1) The enactments specified in subsection (2) do not apply to—

(a) tree works which are carried out in relation to a tree growing on land within the Act limits for the purposes of or in connection with the construction of the works authorised by this Act, or

(b) tree works which are carried out in relation to a tree growing on land used for Phase One purposes and are necessary—

(i) to enable works authorised by this Act to be maintained, or

(ii) for reasons of safety in connection with such works or the operation of Phase One of High Speed 2.

(2) The enactments referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a) an order under section 198(1) or 202(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and regulations under section 202A(1) of that Act (tree preservation orders), and

(b) section 211(1) and (5) of that Act (preservation of trees in conservation areas).

(3) In this section, “tree works” means works consisting of the removal, topping or lopping of a tree or the cutting back of the roots of a tree.