Question 22202 — land use planning

Summary

Mr. Philippe Chassaing questions the Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition on the complexity of the “case by case” examination procedure imposed by the regional directorates of the environment, planning and housing (DREAL) prior to the establishment of poplars. Today, clearings subject to authorization under the forest code with a view to land reconversion covering a total surface area (even fragmented) of more than 0.5 hectare (ha) are subject to review on a case-by-case basis. The first afforestation of more than 0.5 ha is also affected by this obligation. Also, owners wishing to transform a meadow or cultivated land into a poplar grove must engage in a procedure that is both long and complex, consisting of completing an 11-page Cerfa form (for which the explanatory note itself contains 10 pages) and waiting for the investigation phases by the DREAL (5 weeks minimum) and final decision by prefectural decree. Moreover, the issuance of authorization from the State representative conditions the right to benefit from aid schemes linked to afforestation. At a time when poplar resources are insufficient to satisfy industrial demand, this procedure is proving dissuasive for foresters who plan to invest in the planting of poplars, provided that the surface area of ​​the plots to be afforested rarely exceeds 1 ha. Consequently, raising the threshold from 0.5 ha to 10 ha - surface area from which the owner can request approval of a simple management plan, in which environmental aspects can be taken into account in a more specific way - would be likely to revive poplar plantation projects. Thus, and without ignoring the usefulness of case-by-case examinations, he asks it to examine the advisability of relaxing the procedure for plots of less than 10 ha, in order to support the populculture sector and economy.

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