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Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation and Forest Roads - Register of Decisions
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Forestry Decisions made since 13th September 2023 are now live on the Forestry Licence Viewer: Forestry Licence Viewer (agriculture.gov.ie)
Please note: Forestry licence decisions made on or after Monday 18th December will now only be published on the Forestry Licence Viewer.
Further information on forestry licence applications may be obtained in the Department’s Forestry Licence Viewer (FLV). Documentation for applications received from 11 January 2021, will appear in the FLV, once the application is advertised and open for public consultation. Submissions will be available in the FLV once they are received and processed. Additional documentation will be uploaded to the FLV, when the application is decided. These documents will include;
Decisions can be appealed to
Forestry Decisions made since 13th September 2023 are now live on the Forestry Licence Viewer: Forestry Licence Viewer (agriculture.gov.ie)
Please note: Forestry licence decisions made on or after Monday 18th December will now only be published on the Forestry Licence Viewer.
An appeal against a decision issued by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is now subject to a statutory 14 working day deadline i.e. The Notice of Appeal must be received by the Forestry Appeals Committee within a period of 14 working days beginning on the date of the decision or the publication of the decision, whichever is later. Where the decision is not published on the day the decision is made, the number of working days shall be extended by the number of working days (or part thereof) that elapsed between the decision day and the publication of the decision but shall not exceed the period of 28 days specified in section 14A(4)(a) of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001. For further information on how to appeal, please go to the Forestry Appeals Committee Website:
Appeals must be in writing, setting out the grounds and including a statement of the facts and contentions upon which the appellant intends to rely, along with any documentary evidence s/he wishes to submit in support of the appeal.
An application to review the substantive or procedural legality of a decision may be made by way of application for judicial review under Order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (S.I. No. 15 of 1986). Practical information on the appeal and review mechanism can be found on the Citizens Information website. The Citizens Information Board is a statutory public authority which provides information on public services and entitlements in Ireland.