Newtownforbes, Co. Longford
Tree surgery and felling in Newtownforbes, Co. Longford
Whether this needs a licence in Ireland
Licence required
Tree felling licence
Tree felling licence, issued or supervised by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Ask for the registration number before the work starts and check it on the public register. Check the register: www.gov.ie
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Tree surgery and felling: what the job involves
Pruning, crown-reducing, thinning or felling a tree, and grinding the stump, by an arborist who climbs or uses a platform and lowers sections safely. Most garden trees near a house can be felled without a licence, but protected trees, nesting birds and bats change that.
How long it takes: A few hours for pruning one garden tree; a day or more to dismantle a large tree over a house or wires, plus time for stump grinding and waste.
The full guide to tree surgery and felling — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.
What tree surgery and felling in Newtownforbes costs, and why
What jobs on Talqero came to
Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.
What affects the price
- Size of the tree and how much is coming off
- What is underneath: a house, conservatory, wires or road — rigging takes time
- Access for the chipper, MEWP and stump grinder
- Stump grinding and removal of timber and chippings
- Traffic management for a roadside tree
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.
Rules and grants for tree surgery and felling
The rules in Ireland
Whoever takes green waste, soil or old paving away must hold a waste collection permit.
- Anybody who takes your waste away must hold a waste collection permit. Handing waste to an unpermitted collector is an offence for the householder, with a fine of up to €5,000 — ask for the permit number, which collectors must show on vehicles and receipts.
Sources · checked 9 October 2026
What to ask before you choose
- What sub-base and drainage will you put down?
- Who removes the soil and waste, and with what permit?
- What guarantee is there on the work?
- Is VAT included?
What the work usually involves
- Lawn mowing and hedge trimming
- Fencing and gates
- Paving, patios and artificial grass
- Garden design and planting
What to put in your task
- Roughly how big the garden is
- One-off or regular maintenance
- Photos of the area as it is now
- Access — side passage, or through the house
County Longford in figures
Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.
Tree surgery and felling · Newtownforbes
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