Planting Regulations

reilig

We have a neighbour who has caused a lot of trouble for ourselves and other neighbours through one thing or another over the last few years. This neighbour has begun to mound their land for forestry. Knowing how this person operated in the past, it is likely that they will try to take a shortcut which will impact mostly on ourselves and a house owner on the same shared private laneway.

Can anyone tell me what regulations are in place for planting forestry?
Do the trees have to be planted a certain distance from the shared roadway?
Is there a minimum distance that must be maintained from a dwelling house when planting?

What distance should be maintained from powerlines that run through the land?

Are there any regulations regarding runoff from the trenches? In recent years this person has overstocked the land, cattle ploughed through drains and ditches and most are full with mud. The laneway has been pretty much destroyed by tractors and machinery drawing trailers of bales on it from this land. The water drains along the lane have been ploughed in by this person's cattle. The land all slopes towards the laneway so it is likely that the mound drains will flow into the water shore of the lane - won't it be this person's responsibility to ensure that the lane drains are cleaned and able to accept the water?? If not, it will just flow across the land cutting big tracks as it has done in recent years??

Are there any other regulations thst I should be looking out for?

I'm not normally a nit picker, but in this case fore warned is fore armed.

fits

Yes there are minimum distances from dwellings, public roads and powerlines. They all should have been accounted for by the approved forester who submitted the application for the landowner.

Some answers to your questions should be in here.

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/forestservice/publications/codeofbestforestpractice/

fits

"The minimum distance between afforestation and dwellings or buildings is 60 m, unless the owner agrees to a closer set-back distance.

The minimum distance between afforestation and public roads is 20 m for conifer species, and 10 m for broadleaf species."

greenfingers89

powerlines depend on the amount of voltage, sometimes its 5m sometimes 20m and rarely its 60m or 70m. rest assured it will have to be correct in order to get the grant payment. roads are a potentially different issue in your situation. if its not deemed a public road then the setbacks mightnt apply. however if it is deemed public then fits is correct. 60m dwelling setback is also as fits says

MOSSAD

Fits has it summed up ok.
Re the laneway-if he owns it, he can do what he wants on it-there is NO obligation on him to maintain it. However if he has simply a right of way on this laneway and is damaging/dirtying it, he can be sued for nuisance.