Planting trees on site.

[N&C]

Own half of a 14 acre site and although we are not planning on building for quite a few years I was thinking of planting trees now in order to split the site. Hopefully when we go to build the trees will be matured and give a bit of privacy.

My question is can I just go in and plant the trees or do I need to inform the Planning Office in my local Council? Also, the trees will be on my part of the land but do I need to inform the other site owner?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[onq]

Own half of a 14 acre site and although we are not planning on building for quite a few years I was thinking of planting trees now in order to split the site. Hopefully when we go to build the trees will be matured and give a bit of privacy.

My question is can I just go in and plant the trees or do I need to inform the Planning Office in my local Council? Also, the trees will be on my part of the land but do I need to inform the other site owner?

Any advice would be appreciated.

I seem to recall reading something on the DOEHLG website the other day on planning legislation suggesting afforestation had been transferred from planning to another body of law, but I don't know what the area of land governed is. Hold on a mo'...


Ah yes, here it is:

From:


Local Government (Planning and Development) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 539 of 2001)
The purpose of these Regulations is, firstly, to remove initial afforestation from the planning control system, to coincide with the introduction of a separate statutory consent system by the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources under the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 538 of 2001), and, secondly, to reduce the planning threshold for peat extraction from 50 hectares to 10 hectares.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0539.html

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie//2001/en/si/0538.html

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Now the funny thing is, I think your site is way under the limit here for an EIS.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html

SCHEDULE II Article 6, Part 3

Exempted Development — Rural
Class 15 Initial Afforestation - there appears to be no conditions or limitations.

There is a limit on Class 16
Replacement of broadleaf high forest by conifer species.

The area involved shall be less than 10 hectares.
I'd ring up the local authority to be sure.

HTH

ONQ

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[RKQ]

Afforestation means planting the whole site with tress - turning the land into a forest.

If you intent to plant trees along existing or notional boundaries then you should be fine. Irish species of trees are welcome in the countryside!