felling license??

[bggc]

Good evening folks,

 

I'm trying to find out about Felling Licenses, like when would you need to have one, do you need one to fell trees on domestic properties?. I'v already had a look at the Forestry Comission site and i get the feeling you only need one if you're working on their land and there are issues like restocking and TPO's to consider etc, can any of you shed any light on this matter for me?

 

Many thanks in advance, Jon.

[3dogs]

You will only require a felling license if you are working within a woodland and are selling the timber, you may however fell 5 cubic meters of timber without a license and are permitted to sell 2 cubic meters I think thats right if it has'nt changed:biggrin: You dont require a license for domestic or street work only local autharity permission:thumbup1:

[slasherscot]

no.........u need 1 if u felling over 5 ton per quart,,,,,,,not if n garden or church grounds

[taffupatree]

i belive its when you cut more than a certain amount.think its on the quantity of timber......allowed to fell a tree with up to 5 cubic m.any more than that and its felling license time. i might be wrong but im sure i read that somewhere

[Alinicoll]

Forestry Commission - Exemptions 1

Lists exemptions

[bggc]

Excellent! Cheers folks, thats pretty much answered it. I'v got a small felling job coming up and i'v got speak to the local council about it, i just wanted to cover all bases as this is a matter i wanted to get right first time as i'm a fairly new name on the scene to them.

[Jon Lad]

Felling licences are basically to control the felling of growing trees in quantity.

 

They are not required for the removal of smaller trees or low numbers of large trees.

You do not need a felling licence to: fell a tree with a dbh <8cm; fell a tree with a dbh of 10cm or less if the work is carried out to improve the growth of other trees or a tree with a dbh of 15cm or less if it is a coppice stool.

 

A licence is not required when the total volume of timber felled in a calendar quarter by that person is not >5 cubic metres and the total volume sold in any calendar quarter by that person (before or after felling) is not >2 cubic metres.

 

The calendar quarters are the terms beginning Jan 1st, April 1st, July 1st and Oct 1st.

 

You do not need a licence to fell fruit trees or trees standing or growing on land comprised in an orchard; garden; churchyard or public open space.

A felling licence is not needed to carry out any felling for the prevention of danger. But you would need good evidence of the danger posed by the trees.

You do not need a felling licence for felling which is immediately required to carry out development which has full planning permission. Or to fell an elm which is diseased to the extent that the larger portion of the crown is dead.

A felling licence is not needed to fell trees on land owned by a statutory undertaker, where the trees are obstructing construction works needed for the purposes of the undertaker or which are interfering with maintenance or operation of the statutory undertaker. Statutory undertakers are such things as: railways; roads; canals; docks; rivers; gas / electric companies; airports; phone companies etc.

[porky]

Dont forget you must have consent for works to trees in a Conservation Area

[skyhuck]

Dont forget you must have consent for works to trees in a Conservation Area

 

NO, you do not need "consent".

 

You NEED to "notify" the council of the intended work, they can then put TPO's on any of the trees they wish to control the work on, if they have not put TPO's on within 8 weeks or they come back to you and say they do not intend to put on any TPO's, then work can commence.

 

Not being picky here, its an important difference, IMO.

[tommer9]

NO, you do not need "consent".

 

You NEED to "notify" the council of the intended work, they can then put TPO's on any of the trees they wish to control the work on, if they have not put TPO's on within 8 weeks or they come back to you and say they do not intend to put on any TPO's, then work can commence.

 

Not being picky here, its an important difference, IMO.

 

I dont think its at all picky Dave- one which a surprising number of people dont seem able to grasp.