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<p>The Forestry Commission’s estimate of volume approved for felling in Woodland Management
Plans and Felling Licences in England for the most recent five years for which the
information is available is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Volume
(Cubic Metres overbark)</p></td><td><p>Area Licenced (Hectares)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,388,000</p></td><td><p>25,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,299,000</p></td><td><p>23,641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,466,000</p></td><td><p>19,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,734,000</p></td><td><p>23,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,542,000</p></td><td><p>58,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>8,429,000</p></td><td><p>150,843</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>There is no obligation to fell when approval has been granted and approval
can be valid for up to 10 years. This means that approval in a given year will not
necessarily relate to the felling in that year. In the vast majority of cases where
clear felling has been approved there will be a restocking requirement - so the volume
and area of felling approved does not correspond to a reduction in woodland cover.</p><p>
</p><p>The above table does not include felling approved on the Public Forest Estate
which is exempt from the requirement for a licence and is not recorded centrally or
felling approved in legacy English Woodland Grant Schemes.</p>
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