<P> The following works normally do not require permission under any TPO: </P> <Ol> <Li> Works approved by the Forestry Commission under a felling licence or other approved scheme . </Li> <Li> Felling or working on a dead or dangerous tree (the onus is on the person who authorises the work to prove that the tree was dead or dangerous--this can cause problems if the tree is felled and removed, as then there is no proof of its condition . Normally this requirement is fulfilled by obtaining a report by a qualified person made before the works are done . </Li> <Li> Where there is an obligation under an Act of Parliament (for example, to maintain a public highway). </Li> <Li> Works at the request of certain agencies or organisations which are specified in the Order . </Li> <Li> Works where there is a direct need to work on the tree to allow development to commence, for which detailed planning permission has been obtained . </Li> <Li> Works to fruit trees cultivated in the course of a business for fruit production, as long as the tree work is in the interests of that business . This means that fruit trees are not automatically exempt unless they are actively being used for a business . </Li> <Li> Works to prevent or control a nuisance (in the legal sense only). </Li> </Ol> <Li> Works approved by the Forestry Commission under a felling licence or other approved scheme . </Li> <Li> Felling or working on a dead or dangerous tree (the onus is on the person who authorises the work to prove that the tree was dead or dangerous--this can cause problems if the tree is felled and removed, as then there is no proof of its condition . Normally this requirement is fulfilled by obtaining a report by a qualified person made before the works are done . </Li>

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