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Tree Felling: Licensing

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 80044

The question

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.

Answered by 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.

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