Anyone familiar with rules around felling licenses in Scotland?

[jfc]

I have been asked to do a quote to fell about 6 large trees on a site which is about to be developed. I have no experience with felling licenses so could do with some advice.

 

The site is a prominent large house and surrounding grounds/garden (an acre or two). Another company has already felled a number of trees and have said that they will not fell anymore in this 3 month period (to stick to the <5 cubic metres rule), of not requiring a felling license.

 

On the other hand the developer is going down the 'garden exception' route telling me the grounds are 'garden' and are therefore exempt from needing a felling license.

 

I have read the FC Scotland info and am not sure how big a 'garden' can be before it needs a license.

 

Any advice gratefully received.

 

Jfc.

[agrimog]

a garden can be as big as you like, A, is it on ground atached to, and enclosed with the property, and B, does it consist of mixed hardwoods, or is it primarily softwood/evergreen.

 

these should tell you whether its a garden or a plantation, and a felling licence isnt any grief

[jfc]

Thanks Agri,

 

It is mixed deciduous trees, and is enclosed. I spoke to someone at the FC today who said it might need a site visit to confirm, as the property isn't a house. But it is defintely not a plantation.

 

Cheers for the reply.

[muldonach]

I was going to say just give the local FC a ring - our local folks have been very helpful to me and easy to deal with.

 

Cheers

mac