Guidance

Felling Licence Online user guides (operations note 45)

A detailed user guide and a quick guide for using Felling Licence Online.

Applies to England

Documents

Felling Licence Online: detailed user guide

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Felling Licence Online: quick guide

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Details

TheUse the detailed guide takesto yougo through the application process step by step. It explains each section in detail and gives examples of acceptable entries.

TheUse the quick guide can be used as a quick reference, or as a reminder, if you’ve used Felling Licence Online before.

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Updates to this page

Published 23 October 2018
Last updated 1915 DecemberJanuary 20252026 + show all updates
  1. Added a link to the page 'Requirements for compartment maps and spatial data'.

  2. Added a new version of the detailed user guide. Section 17 was updated with extra information on shapefiles.

  3. Added updated versions of the user guides and an accessible version of the quick guide.

  4. Operation Note 45: Felling Licence Application Quick Guide updated to v1.2. Operations Note 45: Felling Licence Online External user guide updated to version 2.4.

  5. 'Felling Licence Online - user guide: operations note 45' and 'Felling Licence Online - quick guide: operations note 45' have been updated.

  6. Update to existing guidance due to system upgrade and additional quick guide.

  7. The following amendments have been made to this document: - Felling start and completion date guidance has been added to Section 7 - A new section on the search function has been added (Section 12)

  8. First published.

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