Felling licence??

[hamdogg]

Hi all, I recently undertook a small site clearance a couple of months back I felled 4 large conifers semi mature sycamore growing out of a wall, a large sized willow and various small trees such as elder, apple and sycamore throughout the site, the site is privately owned and he is clearing the sight for development, there is no tpos or conservation area. This week he has rang me up and wants two more big sycamores felling, I was just wondering whether or not I will need to seek permission as if I fell these trees there will have been a lot of trees removed on this one site, and he hasn't yet put planning in! Thanks in advance

[Arborist]

What is the type of site at the moment, woodland or large garden?

 

If you look on the FC website it will give you all the info and exemptions.

[hamdogg]

It's a small piece of land, it used to be an old mill, with a couple of old small stone buildings!

[Arborist]

Felling Licences (England)

 

Have a look through that!

[skyhuck]

Are you into a different "quarter" to the one the last felling was done in?

 

If the felling was done after the start of July you need to wait till next month then you are in a new quarter.

 

I have staggered big jobs over the end of one quarter and the start of the next.

[hamdogg]

Well I've explained that it will be better to wait until were in next quarter! Many thanks

[hamdogg]

What do they class as an open space?

[openspaceman]

What do they class as an open space?

 

It covers land under the openspaces act of 1906. and that was " any land, whether inclosed or not, on which there are no buildings or of which not more than one-twentieth part is covered with buildings, and the whole or the remainder of which is laid out as a garden or is used for purposes of recreation, or lies waste and unoccupied"

 

It was things like epping forest or the big public parks but not necessarily the urban district commons which became public openspaces after the 1925 law of property act.

[hamdogg]

Thanks everyone, gonna leave it another month, then I know everything is covered!

[daltontrees]

It covers land under the openspaces act of 1906. and that was " any land, whether inclosed or not, on which there are no buildings or of which not more than one-twentieth part is covered with buildings, and the whole or the remainder of which is laid out as a garden or is used for purposes of recreation, or lies waste and unoccupied"

 

It was things like epping forest or the big public parks but not necessarily the urban district commons which became public openspaces after the 1925 law of property act.

 

Sorry but I don't think this is right. First thing is, the exemption applies to 'public open space', not to 'open space'. Secondly, it is defined in the Act as "land laid out as a public garden or used ... for the purpose of public recreation, or land being a disused burial ground".