Guidance

How to appeal a decision by the Forestry Commission

Appeal against a grant decision, refusal of a felling licence, restocking and enforcement notices, or an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) enforcement notice.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Published: 6 September 2024

Applies to England

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland
• Publication for Wales

Documents

Appeal against a grant decision

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Appeal against a restocking and enforcement notice

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Appeal the conditions or refusal of a felling licence 

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Appeal an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decision 

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Grant appeal form

MS Word Document, 76.8 KB

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Objection to a restocking notice (appeal form 6a)

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Objection to a section 24 enforcement notice (appeal form 9)

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Details

You can appeal against any decision that we have made, which you feel is unjust or incorrect.

Sources   

Forestry Act 1967   
The Forestry (Felling of Trees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987  
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002  
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999  
Case law on burden of proof: Grundy & Co Excavations Ltd and Sean Parry v Forestry Commission (2003)  
Case law on planning consent: Arnold White Estates Ltd v The Forestry Commission (2022)  

Published 6 September 2024