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Current Applications for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consent

If Scottish Forestry’s opinion is that a project required EIA consent (after screening) we will publish all relevant documents as the project progresses.

Published: 24 Feb 2025

Topic: Forestry tools

These documents will usually include:

  • Screening Opinion (when requested)
  • Scoping Request/Report
  • Scoping Opinion
  • EIA report
  • Consent Decision

Current project Casework

A Scoping Opinion request for consent under the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 for woodland creation at Warblaw has been submitted to South Conservancy by Scottish Woodlands Ltd on behalf of James Jones & Sons Ltd.

Warblaw is located to the south of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway.

The project area is circa 1053 ha with circa 234.5 ha of non native conifer being predominantly Sitka spruce with circa 11.5 ha comprising Scots pine, circa 90.5 ha of native broadleaves and circa 75.5 ha of open ground. The remainder of the site, circa 641 ha, comprise of other land i.e. with constraints making it unsuitable for afforestation.  

More information about the proposal is available at Warblaw New Woodland Creation web pages.

Warblaw New Woodland Creation (Scottish Woodlands website)


Screening opinion 

  • the project has not been the subject of an EIA Screening Opinion, with the applicant requesting a Scoping Opinion to be adopted under Regulation 15


Scoping Request

  • pending


Scoping Opinion


EIA report

  • pending

On receipt of a competent EIA Report, Scottish Forestry will consult on this project.

Stakeholders who have already been involved in the process will be updated on the proposed public consultation timetable.

Information updated as of 21 July 2025.

Scottish Forestry consider that the Stobo Woodland Creation Project is an EIA Forestry Project and therefore requires Scottish Forestry’s consent.

The applicant has been requested to commence the Scoping Process and seek a Scoping Opinion from Scottish Forestry.


Screening opinion

Scottish Forestry issued a variation to the original enforcement notice to allow certain works. This notice was subsequently withdrawn. Regulation 3(1) of the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 states: 

Subject to a direction made under regulation 9, no person may carry out any work or operation relating to an EIA forestry project unless:

(a) EIA consent has been granted in respect of that EIA forestry project

(b) the EIA forestry project is carried out in accordance with the EIA consent


Scoping Request

  • pending


Scoping Opinion

  • pending


EIA report

  • pending

On receipt of a competent EIA Report, Scottish Forestry will consult on this project.

Stakeholders who have already been involved in the process will be updated on the proposed public consultation timetable.

Information updated as of 17 March 2025.

A Scoping Opinion request for consent under the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 for woodland creation at Glen Dye Moor has been submitted to Grampian Conservancy by Scottish Woodlands Ltd on behalf of Par Forestry IV L.P.

The proposal is for 2,755ha of woodland creation comprised of native broadleaves, native pinewood, commercial conifer and natural regeneration located approximately 14km southwest of Banchory, Aberdeenshire and encompasses the hills of Badymicks, Edendocher, and Clachnaben.

More information about the proposal is available at The Glen Dye Moor Project.

The Glen Dye Moor Project (Glen Dye Moor website)


Screening Opinion

  • the project has not been the subject of an EIA Screening Opinion, with the applicant requesting a Scoping Opinion to be adopted under Regulation 15


Scoping Request


Scoping Opinion


EIA report

  • pending

On receipt of a competent EIA Report, Scottish Forestry will consult on this project.

Stakeholders who have already been involved in the process will be updated on the proposed public consultation timetable.

Last updated 24 March 2025.

The public consultation on the EIA report has now closed and we are now reviewing the responses from stakeholders before making a decision on the project proposed.

The Environmental report was prepared by Scottish Woodlands for consideration and comment and made available for public consultation for a period of 30 days as required under the Forestry (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.

The proposal is for the establishment of a mixed forest totalling 139 hectares made up of productive conifer planting, new native woodland and areas of open ground.

The EIA report was prepared following Scottish Forestry’s EIA screening determination dated 22 September 2017, which highlighted the potential for significant effects on the environment relating to the cumulative impact of woodland creation on black grouse. 

Our decision will be made available and published on the website following our analysis of all the feedback received. 


Screening Opinion 


Scoping Request 


Scoping Opinion


EIA Report


Appendices


Consent decision

  • pending

Published: 24 Feb 2025

Last updated: 25 Mar 2026

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