Licence

Heather and grass burning licence (Wales)

You need a licence to burn heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium outside the burning season in Wales

Wales Issued by your council

What this covers

Environment conservation and wildlifeAgriculture: animalsAgriculture: crops and plantsForestry

Why you need it

We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for this licence. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, so we do not guess.

Who issues it

Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.

Where to apply

Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.