Falling trees on a plot in 2021 - current regulations
The beginning of 2007 brought enormous changes in the law related to logging trees on one's own plot. From that moment on, if the plot was not a place of business, it was possible to fully manage all the trees that were on the property.
Unfortunately, due to a wave of abuses and protests by various organizations, from June 17, 2017, the government was forced to amend the Nature Conservation Act. Currently, hardly anyone knows what the situation with tree felling in 2021 looks like. Therefore, we decided to prepare a publication that fully explains the legal issues related to tree felling.
We check the law in 2021!
A lot has changed after the amendment of June 17, 2017. From that moment on, people who do not run a business and do not remove the tree for purposes related to running a business, are obliged to report this fact to the appropriate authority - the notification should be received by our commune head, mayor or city president ( the application is free).
If we fail to fulfill the above obligation, we face high financial penalties, which also apply when we do not know the law (as you know, ignorance of the law is harmful).
However, there are some exceptions that are not subject to the clipping requirement. This is the case when:
1) A tree whose trunk does not exceed 5 cm high:
- 80 cm (in the case of poplar, willow, ash-leaved or silver maple)
- 65 cm (in the case of horse chestnut, black locust or London plane);
- 50 cm (for other tree species)
2) The fruit tree (it is worth adding that the walnut is also considered a fruit tree)
The above regulations also apply to trees that grow on private property, or part of it, entered in the register of monuments.
The exception to the rule, however, is fruit trees that have a trunk 5 cm high, exceeding 50 cm tall .
In this case, the appropriate notification is sent to the nearest general director of environmental protection.