Description: This dataset applies to Felling Licence Application recieved by the Forestry Commission after 1st January 2012 and administered using Forestry Commission Scotland's Case Management System.
Anyone wishing to fell trees must ensure that a licence or permission under a grant scheme has been issued by the Forestry Commission before any felling is carried out or that one of the exceptions apply.
You normally need to get permission from the Forestry Commission to fell growing trees. This is usually given in a Felling Licence or an approval under a grant scheme. In certain circumstances you may also need special permission from another organisation for any proposed felling. This sometimes applies even if you do not need a Felling Licence.
Everyone involved in the felling of trees, whether doing the work or by
engaging others, eg. the owner, agent, timber merchant or contractor, must
ensure that a licence or approval under a grant scheme has been issued
before any felling is carried out or that one of the exceptions apply. They must
also ensure that the work is carried out in accordance with the terms of a
Forestry Commission permission. If there is no licence or other valid
permission, or if the wrong trees are felled, anyone involved can be
prosecuted.
Do not begin felling until the Forestry Commission have issued a licence or other permission. Any felling carried out without either a licence or other permission is an offence, unless it is covered by an exception.
Full details are available in the Forestry Commission's booklet 'Tree Felling - Getting Permission'.
Attributes:
CASE_REFERENCE Case reference number
PROPERTY_NAME Property name
WOODLAND_NAME Woodland name
CASE_TYPE Felling Licence
AREA_BROADLEAF_HA Broadleaf area to be felled (for whole licenced area)
AREA_CONIFER_HA Conifer area to be felled (for whole licenced area)
ASSIGNEDWOODLANDOFFICER Woodland Officer assigned to the case
NEAREST_TOWN Nearest town
LOCAL_AUTHORITY Local Authority
CONSERVANCY Conservancy
GRID_REFERENCE National Grid Reference
STATUS The current status of the application
DECISION The felling licence decision
DATE_REGISTERED The date the application was registered
DATE_VALIDATED The date the application was validated
START_OF_PUBLIC_CONSULTATION The start date of public consultation
END_OF_PUBLIC_CONSULTATION The end date of public consultation
DECISION_ISSUED_ON The date of the licence decision
LICENCE_EXPIRY_DATE The date the licence expires
RESTOCK_DUE_DATE The date of any restocking requirements
DATE_CLOSED The date the licence has closed
FELLING_TYPE The type of felling operation
ESTIMATED_VOLUME The estimated volume from felling. Applies to the specific operation
ESTIMATED_AREA The estimated area of felling. Applies to the specific operation
CALC_AREA The digitised (GIS) area of felling.
Internal Data Structure Path: G:\FCData\GrantsAndLicences\FellingLicences