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Tree Felling Licences

Forestry in Ireland operates within a legal and regulatory framework. This is necessary in order to protect forests and also to ensure that forestry operations and activities are carried out in compliance with the principles of sustainable forest management.

A felling licence granted by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides authority under the Forestry Act 2014 to fell or otherwise remove a tree or trees and to thin a forest for silvicultural reasons.

Fees

The Forestry (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (SI No. 417 of 2020) introduced fees for forestry licence applications made from 07/10/2020. Fees are €20 per licence application and payment can be made by sending a valid cheque, bank draft, postal order or money order by post with your application. Do not send bank notes in the post. Such payments must be made payable to Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. An application accompanied with payment by cheque, bank draft, postal or money orders, that is found to be invalid, will not be accepted. Third party cheques, bank drafts, postal or money orders cannot be accepted.

Felling Decision Tool Leaflet
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Tree Sales Agreement - a Template
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Information

The documents below aim to provide a clear understanding of the circumstances where tree removal or felling is permitted.

Tree Felling Licences

Address:
Felling Section, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford.
Email:

felling.forestservice@agriculture.gov.ie

Telephone:
+353 (0) 53 916 3425

Standards of Felling and Reforestation

Standards of Felling and Reforestation (v Oct 2019)
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Tree Felling and Reforestation Policy

Felling Reforestation Policy
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Tree Felling Requirements

Tree Felling Requirements
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Exempted Tree Information Note

Exempted Tree Information note
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Frequently Asked Questions

Your Questions Answered: Tree Felling
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Application Form

Circular 14 of 2024 Amendment of Felling Application Form
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Felling Licence Application Form
Application form
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Supplementary Application Forms

Felling Licence Application Form 2 - Additional Applicants 2020
Felling form 2 - more than one applicant
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Felling application form 3
Trees proposed to be felled additional rows
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Felling application form 4
Proposed replanting additional rows
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Guidance Notes

Felling application - Guidance Notes
Guidance notes on completing application form
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Example Application Forms

Sample Felling Licence Application - Thinning Clearfill
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Sample Felling Licence Application - Single Line Trees
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Site Notice

Circular 17 of 2022 - Revised Felling Site Notice
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Tree Felling Licence Site Notice
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