Tree audits, felling and preservation

1. Do you conduct an audit or have figures relating to the number of trees that your authority has responsibility for? If so please provide me with a figure for the number of trees at the nearest date you have to (a) 1.4.19 and (b) 1.4.16.

Devon County Council do not hold this information. Please see our response to a previous request.

2. How many trees that you have responsibility for were felled by either your employees or contractors working on behalf of your authority in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19?

2016 = 24

2017 = 52

2018 = 48

2019 = 44 (up to August 2019)

These figures are only partial, please also see our response to a previous request. 

3. How many trees for which you have responsibility were planted by your employees or contractors working on behalf of your authority in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19?

Please see a response to a previous request.

4. How many trees in your authority were subject to a Tree Preservation Order as at (a) 1.4.19, and (b) 1.4.16
Tree preservation Orders are the responsibility of District and Unitary councils in Devon; please contact them directly using the information on the links provided.

Tree Preservation Orders are the responsibility of District and Unitary councils in Devon; please contact them directly using the information on the links provided.

5. How many trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order were felled in the 18-19 financial year? Please provide me with a list showing the number of each species involved.

Please see the response to question 4.

For more information please see our public trees and woodland web page linked to below:

Trees and Woodland