# The Felling (Scotland) Regulations 2019, Regulation 3: Felling applications: identification of species and coverage

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(1) Where the felling area specified in an application for felling permission consists of trees of a species which cover 20% or more of that area (in this regulation, a “main species”), the application must identify—
(a) each main species and the percentage of the area covered by that species,
(b) the percentage of the remainder of the area covered by broadleaves, and
(c) the percentage of the remainder of the area covered by conifers.
(2) Where paragraph (1) does not apply, the application must identify the species of trees to be felled as either “mixed broadleaves” or “mixed conifers” and the percentage of the felling area covered by that species.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/49/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/felling-scotland-regulations-2019/regulation-3
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