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Forestry Grant Scheme - Change of Ownership


Changing Ownership

The Department’s Forestry Division must be notified if there is a change of ownership of a grant-aided plantation during the term of the contract, resulting from death, sale or transfer of a plantation.

What you Must do

The owner of lands afforested under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Schemes must give advance notice to the Department’s Forestry Division of any intention to sell or transfer ownership, or if the legal status of that ownership becomes subject to a caution, inhibition, judgement mortgage or enforced sale. Where the death occurs of the owner or joint owner of a grant-aided plantation, the Department’s Forestry Division should be notified as soon as possible.

Grants and Premiums

In every case, payments will be suspended until a new owner signs up to continue the scheme. The Change of Applicant section will advise on outstanding and future premiums.

When selling lands on which forestry grant-aid is being paid, forest owners should note that if the buyer does not take over participation in the Scheme, all grants and premiums already paid from the date of planting must be repaid to the Department by the previous owner. Solicitors dealing with the sale or transfer of land should be informed of the terms of the scheme.

Forestry Schemes

There are important differences between the conditions for the various forestry schemes.

There are detailed guides to change of ownership and applicant for each scheme:

The guides should be read along with the relevant scheme conditions and the Forestry Standards Manual, which set out the detailed requirements for the schemes.

Who to Contact

For further information contact:

Forestry Division - Change of Applicant Section

Address:
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Y35 PN52
Email:

forestrychangeofapplicant@agriculture.gov.ie

Telephone:
+353 (0) 53 91 63425