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

LabourDunstable 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 Creagh
When 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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