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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.

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Forestry Commission
Published
1 August 2007
Last updated
1421 JanuaryAugust 2025 — 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

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

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Update history

2025-08-21 14:02
Added a new section on windblown trees (2.6) and updated sections on: hedgerow regulations (3.4), restocking conditions after felling (6.5 and 6.71) and selling land with a felling licence (6.9).

2025-01-14 14:46
Added links to more information on tree felling and changed page template type from ‘statutory guidance’ to ‘guidance’ for clarity.

2024-01-18 14:42
Added an web-accessible version of the guide.

2023-07-17 15:21
Update to new version of the leaflet.