http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/248Planning (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-16Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 9PRESERVATION OF TREES AND WOODLANDSCHAPTER 2TREES IN CONSERVATION AREASReplacement of trees in conservation areas 248 1 This section applies where a tree to which section 247(1) applies— a is removed, uprooted or destroyed— i in breach of section 247(1), or ii in other circumstances specified in regulations, or b dies in circumstances specified in regulations. 2 The owner or owners of the land on which the tree was situated must ensure that a replacement tree of an appropriate size and species is planted as soon as reasonably practicable. 3 The replacement tree must be planted at or near the place where the original tree was situated. 4 The requirement in subsection (2) does not apply where, on an application by an owner of the land, the planning authority in whose area the land is situated dispenses with the requirement. 5 References in this section to an owner of the land are references to a person who is from time to time an owner of the land. 6 The requirement imposed by subsection (2) may only be enforced by a tree replacement notice under section 252. S. 248 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)