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Given the amount of provisos, conditions, and regulators required to approve of planting, it sounds to me like it is better to beg forgiveness than ask permissi

• cschneid 7y ago
  The rules presented in the article were just: "Don't mess anything up, and do it with permission by the land owner. If you plan to plant a ton, ask pros if that'll mess anything up."
  • dleslie 7y ago
    The rules require archeological, environmental, and civic planning assessments; as well as permission from the land owner.
    • notatoad 7y ago
      did you read a different article? "In England, you would not need planning permission to plant less than two hectares (20,000 sq metres) in a low risk area, it said."
      • dleslie 7y ago
        Of course I did. How do you expect one determines an area to be low-risk? To do so requires assessment from all stakeholders who could deem it not to be low-risk.
        • stordoff 7y ago
          If I understand it correctly, you can just look it up. Woodland Trust: > In England, planning permission isn’t needed if your project is under 2ha and in a low risk area. Check your area using the Forestry Commission land information search. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/advice/where/ https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/advice/where/ Map browser: https://www.forestergis.com/Apps/MapBrowser/ https://www.forestergis.com/Apps/MapBrowser/ (via https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-the-land-information-search https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-the-land-information-search) Then enable the Forestry Commission > Targeting and Scoring > Low Risk Areas for Woodland Creation layer. At the very least, if your plan is to just beg forgiveness, it would give you a better argument that you thought it was acceptable and at least tried to comply.