Forest Operations- Tree Felling & Stump Removal Under the Forest Service Act in Ireland

Many of you might wonder if to need permission to do a tree felling, do stump removal, or cut the branches on your property in Ireland. If you have your property, you need no permission to cut down a tree that is exclusively on your property unless it has been assigned as needing preservation through the TPO- Tree Preservation Order.

 

What is the law against cutting trees?

All forestry operations in Ireland come under Irish legislation- there are legal and regulatory requirements related to forest services in Ireland. It is important to get familiarized themselves with the several requirements.

With the approval of the Forestry Act 2014, the forest service is to be contacted for complete updated information on the procedures of the felling of trees.

They must be contacted at-

·         Call- 053-9163400 or 0761064415

·         Email- felling.forestservice@agriculture.gov.ie

The important Irish and EU legislation together can be reviewed by the Department of Agriculture with the several international protocols which have a bearing on forest practice in Ireland.

So, if you are planning to fell a tree or remove a stump, we- Cork tree surgeons follow a quick and efficient method to provide the best services in Glanmire.

Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)

The Planning and Development Act of 1963 was provided by the local government for the making of TPOs by the planning authority to preserve the tree on benefits ground.

This act stops tree felling, topping, or intended destruction of trees without the consent of the Planning Authority.

Those trees that are dead, in a state of dying, or considered dangerous, or the cutting of trees comply with the legal obligation to stop the trouble, such TPOs do not need approval from Tree Prevention Orders.

·         You do not need consent to a tree felling that is solely in the yard of your own property.

·         If you are looking for a rental property and need to do a tree felling, then you must have a permission letter from your landlord prior to undertaking any work of felling.

·         If you need a TPO, write to the Planning Department of your Local County Council with a map of the tree’s location and give the reasons for the protection of a tree.

·         If a tree becomes potentially dangerous to society for example has the power lines touch the branches, the ESB can fell the tree- even a tree is TPO.

·         If a TPO tree is felled illegally, contact Gardai or the County council, and the person will be sent to court and charged with a fine.

·         Even if you wish to fell a tree on your own land- you must have a felling license. You are left with some exceptions, such as farming.

·         A tree felling license is mandatory, make sure a tree should be cut down by the license holder service provider- if someone violates the law, the Gardai or the County Council will take legal action against the person.

Contact the tree service providers in Glanmire for tree felling & stump removal, hedge cutting, etc. to get immediate service.

Procedure to follow a tree felling

The Forestry Act 2014 has some main provisions for tree felling. It is a misdeed under this act to cut down or uproot a tree unless the owner has got consent in the form of a Felling License from the Forest Service.

Apply the applications for a Felling License on Felling Notice which is available from Garda Station.

Exceptions- a felling license is not a requirement

·         A tree standing within 100ft of a building.

·         Tree in an urban district.

·         A tree that is risky to road traffic on account of age or being cut down under the Road Acts of 1993.

·         A tree that is an obstruction to telephone wire or the construction of roads.