Hedge Cutting Grant Scheme 2024/2025

Hedge Cutting Notice Hedge Cutting & Overhanging Tree Canopy Grant Scheme 2024/2025

Leitrim County Council wishes to remind all landowners and occupiers, under the terms of the Roads Act, 1993, that it is their legal responsibility to carry out any necessary tree or hedge cutting where their land or property abuts the public road so as to ensure that any trees/hedges or other vegetation are not a hazard to people using the public road.  Hedge Cutting should only be carried out during the period from 1st September, 2024 to the end of February, 2025.  Hedgerows, Trees or other vegetation along the public road that require cutting or trimming back should be cut immediately and all cuttings removed from the roads and verges.  Adequate signposting should be provided while hedge cutting works are in progress.

To encourage the cutting of roadside trees and hedges, Leitrim County Council operate a Hedge Cutting Grant Scheme.  The Hedge Cutting Grant Scheme is now open and aims to encourage the cutting of roadside hedges/trees along the Public Road Network. Open to all, individual applicants, communities and groups.

The Grant is €75 per km of the roadside hedge/overhanging trees which are cut back, with a minimum length of road network per application is 1km. A new additional Grant of €50 per KM (total of €125 per KM) has been introduced to encourage the cutting of dangerous overhanging tree canopies/branches along the public road network

Download the application form here by clicking on this link Hedge Cutting Grant Scheme 2024/2025 and if you have any questions, please contact us by phone on 0719620005 Ext. 630 or email roads@leitrimcoco.ie.  The closing date for all applications is Friday 31st January 2025.

Applications can be emailed to the above email address or posted to Aras on Chontae, St. George's Terrace, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim, N41 PF67