Woodland owners and forestry agents in England
Free check for woodland in England: does your felling need a Forestry Commission licence? Volume and diameter rules, exemptions and the plan route.
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What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Construction management plan door.
Modeled on: Forestry Commission guidance: When a felling licence is needed (gov.uk)
Modeled on: Forestry Commission woodland management plan template
From public data
was the total a Leicestershire landowner was ordered to pay in 2026 after illegal tree felling, the highest ever
Source: Forestry Commission news release, gov.uk, 2 April 2026
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Questions
In England you need one to fell more than 5 cubic metres of growing timber in any calendar quarter, counting trees 8 cm or more in diameter at 1.3 m (15 cm for coppice). Up to 2 of those 5 cubic metres may be sold. Licences are free and issued by the Forestry Commission.
The Forestry Commission can prosecute and serve a restocking notice requiring the trees to be replanted. In 2026 a Leicestershire landowner was ordered to pay £268,751 after illegal felling, the highest total so far.
Yes. A plan on the Forestry Commission template lets you plan for, and receive, a felling licence for up to 10 years of felling. A grant can help pay for producing the plan on woodland over 0.5 hectares.
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Answer it and ePlan opens the Construction management plan door, which drafts the paperwork.