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Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual relating to Inheritance Tax.
Find out how to fell diseased trees to slow the spread of certain tree pests and diseases and to protect the wider treescape – what to do if you get a statutory plant health notice (SPHN) asking you to fell...
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of dead wood habitat on trees item.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
This document provides guidance on the most appropriate forms of tree protection for use in woodland creation scenarios.
Find out what’s involved and how to apply for funding to support the planting and establishment of standard trees in urban and peri-urban areas in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
The Forestry Commission controls tree felling by issuing felling licences.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Find out how to apply for an authorisation to fell, stack, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area.
Information about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, including how to report sightings.
Legislation title: Guidance on the application of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) for phytosanitary treatment of oak processionary moth (OPM).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
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