Clearing wooded and overgrown acreage for homes, farm use and commercial projects.
We clear land in Londonderry for builders, landowners, farms and commercial clients. Our track loaders, mini excavator and grapple remove trees, stumps and brush, and our trucks and trailers haul debris off site.
Call (603) 438-6492 or use Get a Quote with the parcel location, rough acreage and what the land is for.
With 42 square miles of mostly land, Londonderry has more room for clearing than its neighbors, which means bigger projects and closer attention to state thresholds.
Clearing several acres for a house lot, barn or commercial pad can approach the 100,000 square foot Alteration of Terrain threshold, which is about 2.3 acres. Phases over 10 years count together, so plan the total area early.
Londonderry sets wetland and stream buffers through its Conservation Overlay District. Work inside them goes through a conditional use permit process with Conservation Commission input, which affects the layout of a cleared area.
Beaver Brook, Little Cohas Brook, Watts Brook, Colby Brook and Nesenkeag Brook drain different parts of town. A parcel crossed by a brook often has a smaller clearable area and needs erosion control at the edges.
Clearing wooded acreage can produce enough timber to require a notice of intent to cut with the town's assessing office. We plan cutting and hauling with that in mind.
Alteration of Terrain. NH DES requires a permit when earth moving cumulatively disturbs more than 100,000 square feet over 10 years, or more than 50,000 square feet if any part is in protected shoreland (Env-Wq 1502.58 (opens in a new tab); RSA 485-A:17 (opens in a new tab)).
Wetlands and town buffers. Excavating, removing or filling in wetlands and banks needs a state permit (RSA 482-A:3 (opens in a new tab)). Londonderry's Zoning Ordinance Section 4.6.1 sets Conservation Overlay District buffers, and the Conservation Commission reviews unavoidable buffer impacts and mitigation (Buffer Mitigation Policy (opens in a new tab)).
Intent to Cut. If clearing produces timber, the owner may need to file a notice of intent to cut with the assessing office before cutting (RSA 79:10 (opens in a new tab)). Land conversion cuts can be exempt up to 15,000 board feet, 30 cords and 300 tons of whole tree chips when the owner has the permits for the new use (RSA 79:1 (opens in a new tab)).
Confirm with Londonderry's Planning and Economic Development Department and assessing office for your parcel. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Sources: NH Code of Administrative Rules Env-Wq 1500 (Alteration of Terrain); NH RSA 485-A:17, Alteration of Terrain; NH RSA 482-A:3, Wetlands permits; Londonderry Conservation Commission Buffer Mitigation Policy (Zoning Ordinance 4.6.1 CO buffers); NH RSA 79:10, Notice of intent to cut; NH RSA 79:1, Timber tax definitions and exemptions
HomeGuide (opens in a new tab) puts national land clearing averages at about $1,200 to $8,000 per acre: roughly $1,200 to $2,500 for light brush and small trees, $2,500 to $4,500 for moderate growth, and $4,500 to $8,000 for dense woods with large trees. Grading for a small home site is listed separately at about $2,000 to $5,000 on mostly level land and much more on rocky ground. These are national reference ranges, not our prices. Land clearing has too many variables for a calculator, so we price it after looking at the lot. If part of the job is brush or small trees, our forestry mulching cost calculator gives a rough starting point.
Cost references: HomeGuide: Land Clearing Cost
A few places locals know, and what they mean for outdoor work nearby.
Town conservation land of roughly 1,000 acres or more with over 20 miles of trails, wetlands and brooks, set up by the Conservation Commission in 1979. Neighboring lots often border wetland buffers.
Get directions to Musquash Conservation Area (opens Google Maps in a new tab)One of the town's best-known orchards and farm markets. Orchard and farm land is part of what keeps many Londonderry parcels larger and more open than in nearby cities.
Get directions to Mack's Apples (opens Google Maps in a new tab)The historic common at the center of town, near the Town Hall and Presbyterian Church.
Get directions to Londonderry Town Common (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Photos from our crew's jobs across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The Alteration of Terrain threshold is more than 100,000 square feet disturbed over 10 years, about 2.3 acres, or more than 50,000 square feet if any part is within protected shoreland. Grading and stump removal count toward the area.
It is Londonderry's zoning district that sets buffers around wetlands and streams. Work inside a buffer generally needs a conditional use permit, with input from the Conservation Commission.
Yes. We clear trees and brush, remove stumps and rough grade for barns, pastures, fields and outbuildings. Tell us the footprint and how the area will be used.
If the clearing produces timber, the owner generally files a notice of intent to cut with the town assessing office before cutting. Some land conversion cuts are exempt up to set limits.
We can haul logs, brush and stumps off site with our trucks and trailers, or mulch brush in place where that suits the project.
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