Forst - Umwandlung von Wald in eine andere Nutzungsart Genehmigung beantragen

You want to convert forest to another type of use? You want to clear forest to use the land for another purpose? Then you must apply for permission to convert forest to the lower forestry authority.

Your application as a forest owner for permission to convert forest is reviewed by the lower forestry authority.

The lower forestry authority decides on your application in consultation with the lower nature conservation authority and after hearing the upper state planning authority. In the case of subsequent agricultural use, approval is granted in agreement with the upper agricultural authority.

If required, the approval procedure must comply with the Environmental Impact Assessment Act or the Thuringian EIA Act.

In your application, your legitimate interests as a forest owner must be weighed against and against the interests of the general public.

Informal application for approval of the change of the type of use

Proof of ownership (excerpt from the land register)

Submission of the application for approval of the conversion of forest with proof of ownership,

agreement of the technical authorities to be involved,

there must be no grounds for refusal,

Approvability

Agreement of the lower nature conservation authority, consultation of the upper state planning authority

Administrative costs

per hectare, at least 500 Euro administrative costs (according to No. 4.3.1.2 of the Administrative Costs List (Annex to Section 1 (1)) of the Thuringian Administrative Costs Regulations.

1. application with documents justifying the application and proof of ownership

2. examination of the documents by the approval authority (lower forestry authority)

3. establishment of the agreement with the technical authorities to be involved according to § 10 para. 1 sentence 3 Thuringian Forest Act, if necessary environmental impact assessment according to the Thuringian UVP Act

4. Approval / refusal of the change of use

5 . sending of the approval/refusal notice to the applicant

6 to 8 weeks

None

The appeal authority is the lower forestry authority.

Conversion of forest to another type of use Approval

Approval of the conversion of forest, establishment of the agreement with the lower nature conservation authority after consultation with the upper state planning authority

in the case of subsequent agricultural use, approval is also granted in agreement with the upper agricultural authority

Approval procedure must comply with the Environmental Impact Assessment Act or the Thuringian EIA Act, if required

Permit expires after two years

Fees apply.

Responsible: ThüringenForst-Anstalt of public law as lower forestry authority

Notification of forest conversion by the lower forestry authority to the upper cadastral and surveying authority

ThüringenForst - Institution under public law as lower forestry authority

Informal application for permission to convert forest

Land register excerpt