Landscape-work permit
- Permit or other obligation
- Lahti
- Public service
A landscape-work permit is also required in areas covered by a local master plan, if the plan so requires. Measures subject to a landscape-work permit do not refer to the extraction of materials.
The decision on the application is taken by the authority designated for the task by the municipality.
No permit is required for work with only minor impacts.
Do the following
Landscape-work permit is required for earthwork that changes the landscape. One of the most common reasons is tree-felling. The permit is required in a local detailed plan area or a local master plan area.
The city fells dangerous and sick trees, in accordance with the rental conditions, on so-called old rental plots. The land holder is always responsible for the felling of healthy trees and, on new rental plots, also for the felling of sick and dangerous trees.
To whom and on what terms
No permit is required for work with only minor impacts.
If the entrepreneur has established itself in another country in the European Economic Area and temporarily offers services in Finland, the same permits are required as from entrepreneurs established in Finland.
Background information
The owner or holder of a land area must apply for a landscape work permit in order to carry out earth works, tree-felling or similar action altering the landscape in areas covered by a local detailed plan. A landscape work permit is also required in areas covered by a local master plan, if the plan so requires.
The decision on the application is taken by the authority designated for the task by the municipality. No landscape work permit is required to fell individual trees for the purpose of caring for plots. Neither is a landscape work permit required for actions that are related to an issued building permit or action permit.