Innisfil: questions buyers ask
What rules cover cutting trees on an Innisfil lot?
The Town's trees page, the Community Planning Permit By-law 058-25, and the County of Simcoe's Forest Conservation By-law 6894.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
The rule in Innisfil
Innisfil by-law 058-25: the Town's approval is needed to cut trees on land under site plan control, including waterfront homes, and a community planning permit for tree removal on residential lots fronting Lake Simcoe or in Alcona; woodlands on a property of one hectare or more need a County of Simcoe permit under its Forest Conservation By-law 6894.
From Innisfil by-law 058-25, checked 29 Oct 2026
- The recordTree removal
- Where to read itTrees; Community Planning Permit By-law 058-25 and 3 more
- The free check reads itPick “Tree and ravine limits”
What the record shows
The Town's trees page says that, depending on a property's location and land use, trees may not be cut without approval from the Town or other authorities, and that tree cutting is prohibited without the Town's prior approval on land subject to site plan control, which includes waterfront homes. On residential properties fronting Lake Simcoe or in Alcona, the Community Planning Permit System, under By-law 058-25 adopted in June 2025, requires a permit for site alterations, including vegetation and tree removal. The page also points to the Lake Simcoe Region and Nottawasaga Valley conservation authorities, whose permits may apply.
The County of Simcoe's Forest Conservation By-law 6894, enacted in April 2021, applies to woodlands on a property of one hectare (2.47 acres) or more: harvesting, injuring or destroying trees there needs a County permit unless the by-law exempts the work, as it does for some clearing for a building that has a building permit. The County says the by-law doesn't regulate properties under a hectare, or stop owners cutting wood for their own use while the forest remains a woodland. A rule summary says which records apply; it doesn't say who owns a given tree or whether a lot is a woodland.
Where to read it yourself
- Trees: the Town's page on tree removal approvals, site plan control and the County by-law
- Community Planning Permit By-law 058-25: the by-law for the Shoreline Permit Area and the Primary Settlement Area, adopted 25 June 2025
- Community Planning Permit System: the permit system for residential properties fronting Lake Simcoe or in Alcona
- County of Simcoe Forest Conservation By-law: the County's page on what the by-law regulates, and what it doesn't
- Forest Conservation By-law No. 6894: the County by-law, enacted 13 April 2021 (PDF)
What OfferDue covers in Innisfil
Tree and ravine limits is in the free check as a summary of the Town's rule, from our hand-kept table, with a link to the Town's page. It is a rule for the town, not a survey of the trees on a lot.
Free check: pick “Tree and ravine limits” See the sample report
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