Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80044

Tree Felling: Licensing

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for felling licences were refused by Forestry Commission England in 2024.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Forestry is a devolved matter and so this answer is for England only. The Forestry Commission granted 3,437 felling licences in 2024. No felling licence applications were refused.