If you intend to carry out felling of woody plants:
you must notify this felling in writing at least 15 days in advance to the locally competent nature protection authority in whose territorial area the felling will be carried out.
You are the owner of a non-forest land (or you have a lease or user relationship with the land) on which stands of trees you want to cut down grow, and at the same time you intend to cut down for the following reasons:
Anytime during the year.
However, felling is recommended, as a rule, during the dormant period (usually November – March), and at the same time must be carried out in a manner that does not conflict with other provisions of the Nature Conservation Act.
The notification must be made at least 15 days before the intended date of felling.
It is necessary to provide evidence of the declaration of felling, which must include:
Proper justification of the notification is essential. This section should indicate, in particular, why one of the grounds allowing only the notification to be felled is fulfilled:
The application does not have a prescribed form, so it is written in free form.
You can submit the notification in person or send it by post to the locally competent nature protection authority in whose territorial district you wish to cut.
If the tree is not located in any of the areas listed below, this authority is the municipal authority of the municipality with extended competence. Contact information for these municipal offices is available on the website of the city or municipality in question.
This does not apply if the tree is located in one of the following territories:
National parks and their protection zones - here you announce to the National Park Administration:
Protected landscape areas - here you notify the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic or its regional office. This interactive map displays the contacts of the relevant regional workplace by clicking on the affected part of the territory.
National natural monuments, national nature reserves and their protection zones - here you notify the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, or its regional workplace. This interactive map displays the contacts of the relevant regional workplace by clicking on the affected part of the territory.
Nature reserves and natural monuments and their protection zones (outside the Protected Landscape Area – PLA) – here you notify the regional authority. Contacts for individual regional authorities can be found on this website.
Nature reserves and natural monuments and their protection zones (in the Protected Landscape Area – PLA) – here you notify the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, or its regional workplace. This interactive map displays the contacts of the relevant regional workplace by clicking on the affected part of the territory.
Military uyezds – here you notify the uyezd office:
It is necessary to provide evidence of the declaration of felling, which must include:
Proper justification of the notification is essential. This section should indicate, in particular, why one of the grounds allowing only the notification to be felled is fulfilled:
The application can be dealt with using an electronic form in the Central Environmental Register (CER) system.
The application can be dealt with using an electronic form in the Central Environmental Register (CER) system.
You can send the notification via the data box to the locally competent nature protection authority in whose territorial district you want to cut. If the tree is not located in any of the areas listed below, this authority is the municipal authority of the municipality with extended competence. Contact information for these municipal offices is available on the website of the city or municipality in question.
This does not apply if the tree is located in one of the following territories:
National parks and their protection zones - here you announce to the National Park Administration:
Protected landscape areas - here you notify the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic or its regional office. This interactive map displays the contacts of the relevant regional workplace by clicking on the affected part of the territory.
National natural monuments, national nature reserves and their protection zones - here you notify the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, or its regional workplace. This interactive map displays the contacts of the relevant regional workplace by clicking on the affected part of the territory.
Nature reserves and natural monuments and their protection zones (outside the Protected Landscape Area – PLA) – here you notify the regional authority. Contacts for individual regional authorities can be found on this website.
Nature reserves and natural monuments and their protection zones (in the Protected Landscape Area – PLA) – here you notify the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, or its regional workplace. This interactive map displays the contacts of the relevant regional workplace by clicking on the affected part of the territory.
Military uyezds – here you notify the uyezd office:
In some types of felling of woody plants growing outside the forest (see point “You are concerned if” above), the notification allows you to fell trees without applying for a felling permit and following a standard administrative procedure.
If you meet the conditions (see section ‘Applies to you if’), the declaration of felling is based on the expiry of 15 days of authorisation to fell the tree.
If, within 15 days of the notification of felling, the Nature Conservation Authority initiates a procedure to suspend, prohibit or restrict felling of the declared tree, this authorisation shall not be granted. This procedure deals with whether the nature protection authority will suspend, prohibit or restrict your felling, on which you can comment and propose evidence in the procedure.
If you do not agree with the outcome of this procedure, you can appeal against the decision issued in it to a superior administrative authority, through the nature protection authority that conducted the procedure and issued the decision.
Failure to comply with the reporting obligation risks you as:
Yes. It is irrelevant whether the tree is of raid origin or has been planted.
No, no. It is necessary to wait 15 days if the nature protection authority does not initiate proceedings to suspend, restrict or prohibit felling.
For a dry tree, it is necessary to apply for a felling permit (
Only if it is a tree whose condition is clearly and immediately threatened with life or health or if there is a risk of significant damage.
Such a tree can only be felled and notified subsequently, within 15 days after the felling has taken place (
No permit or notification is required for fruit trees growing on land in the built-up area, which are listed in the land register as a type of land garden or built-up area and courtyard.
The following are considered to be fruit trees: gooseberry, currant, peach, pear, apple, dark-fruited, Moravian common crane (sweet-fruited), quince, hazelnut, almond, apricot, mulberry, walnut, raspberry, blackberry, plum, cherry, sour cherry.
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