http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/605/regulation/21The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012Tree preservationConservation areasenTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLANDStatute Law Database2026-03-17Expert Participation2025-11-05 These Regulations, which apply in relation to England only, substantially revoke and replace the Town and Country Planning (Trees) Regulations 1999, to the extent to which they apply to England. They also revoke the Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 and the Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2008. PART 5 21 1 The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of the preliminary information, supply a questionnaire to the relevant authority. 2 The relevant authority shall, within such period as the Secretary of State may specify in writing, being not less than 21 days from the date on which the questionnaire was supplied, submit to the Secretary of State and copy to the appellant a completed questionnaire and a copy of the documents referred to in that questionnaire. 3 The questionnaire shall state the date on which it is submitted to the Secretary of State. Reg. 21 in force at 6.4.2012, see reg. 1(1)