Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80045
Tree Felling: Licensing
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are applied by Forestry Commission England when determining whether to refuse an application for a felling licence.
Answer
Mary CreaghWhen considering a felling licence application the Forestry Commission will judge the proposals against the UK Forestry Standard, the government’s technical guide to sustainable forest management, available at The UK Forestry Standard - GOV.UK. There is n...
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