Guidance

Tree felling: getting permission

Find out when you need a felling license to fell trees, and what we do if trees are felled without a licence. This can apply to your land, or land you manage.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
1 August 2007
Last updated
14 January 2025 鈥� See all updates

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Tree felling: getting permission

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This guidance contains the following:

  • what is a felling licence for?
  • exceptions from the need for a felling licence
  • environmental legislation and protection
  • other controls on tree felling
  • applying for a licence
  • considering a felling licence application
  • penalties for felling without a licence
  • law

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Updates to this page

Published 1 August 2007
Last updated 14 January 2025 show all updates

  1. Added links to more information on tree felling and changed page template type from 'statutory guidance' to 'guidance' for clarity.

  2. Added an web-accessible version of the guide.

  3. Update to new version of the leaflet.

  4. The 'Tree felling: getting permission' guide has been updated.

  5. The updated guide has been added to this page.

  6. First published.

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