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Tree Felling: Licensing

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 January 2026UIN 102109

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for felling licences were refused by the Forestry Commission in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Felling licences refused 2016 to 2025: 20162017201820192020202120222023202420250000100000

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