Purchases of Land Designated for New Forests - Valstybinių miškų urėdija

Land Purchases

Regional branches of the Lithuanian State Forest Enterprise organize land acquisition procedures for the establishment of new forests. The acquired land is intended for the establishment of new forests, thereby increasing the country’s forest cover, and for conducting comprehensive forestry activities therein.

When purchasing land, the acquisition procedure for land, existing buildings, or other immovable property is governed by the description of the acquisition or lease of land, approved by the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 1036 of December 13, 2017, “On Approval of the Description of the Acquisition or Lease of Land, Existing Buildings or Other Immovable Property.” Detailed procurement procedures are regulated by the descriptions of the conditions for the purchase of land for new forests, approved by the heads of regional branches. Announcements regarding land purchases are published, and procurement procedures are carried out quarterly in all 25 regional units.

Key requirements for the purchased land:

A privately owned land plot must be formed following its cadastral measurements.

If a privately owned land plot borders a state-owned forest, which is held in trust by the purchasing organization, it must be no less than 1 hectare in area.
If a privately owned land plot does not border a state-owned forest, which is held in trust by the purchasing organization, it must be no less than 3 hectares in area.
The land plot must be physically accessible via a public road or by a servitude road designated for the plot.
The land plot must be suitable and permissible for afforestation.
If there are non-forested areas within the privately owned land plot, they cannot exceed 30% of the total area.
If there are forested areas within the privately owned land plot, they cannot exceed 50% of the total area.
The main land use purpose of the privately owned land plot must be agricultural or other, as specified by legislation, which can be converted to forestry use.

Candidates offering land for sale must provide the average initial price per hectare and the total initial price for the entire privately owned land plot in euros. Proposals are evaluated, and a queue of proposals is formed based on the minimum price criterion for the sale of one hectare of the privately owned land plot. Only one privately owned land plot is planned to be acquired per purchase. The price for acquiring the privately owned land plot into state ownership cannot exceed 10% above the market value determined by conducting an individual property valuation in accordance with the Law on the Basics of Evaluation of Property and Business in the Republic of Lithuania. This valuation is initiated by the purchasing organization.

For more information on land purchases, contact:

In regional units: Chief Foresters (for specific land purchase procedures)
In the central administration: Forestry Department (for general land purchase procedures): Tel. No. 8 687 24474 or 8 620 89964

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