Forest Enterprise Scotland Framework Strategic Plan and Forest District Strategic Plans: Consultation

 

The documents on this page set out Forest Enterprise Scotland’s (FES) strategy for managing the national forest estate.

You are invited to contribute to these important documents.  There are three ways you can respond:

1. use the consultation form provided at the end of the draft FES Framework Strategic Plan document
2. provide a written response to Forest Enterprise Scotland, at the address below
3. attend one of the public meetings listed below.

Please see responding to the consultation, below, for more details.  The consultation period is open until Monday 9 June 2008.

Draft FES Framework Strategic Plan

The Scottish Government’s Forestry Strategy was published in October 2006.  The draft FES - Framework Strategic Plan defines how Forestry Commission Scotland will implement this strategy on the national forest estate and what other actions it requires from its operating arm.

The plan provides direction for 14 individual Forest District Strategic Plans. Drafts of these documents are available below for comment, as well as the Strategic Environmental Assessment for each of the 14 district plans.  Printed copies of these documents can be requested by calling 01463 232811 or emailing Strategic.Plans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk.

• Download the draft Forest Enterprise Scotland Framework Strategic Plan (PDF 3.1Mb)

• Download the Strategic Environmental Assessment report for the Framework Strategic Plan (PDF 2.4Mb)

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Forest district strategic plans

• Aberdeenshire FD (PDF 644k) 
• Ae FD (PDF 1Mb) 
• Cowal and Trossachs FD (PDF 1.1Mb) 
• Dornoch FD (PDF 508k) 
• Fort Augustus FD (PDF 1.2Mb) 
• Galloway FD (PDF 2.2Mb)  
• Inverness FD (PDF 773k) 
• Lochaber FD (PDF 2.4Mb) 
• Lorne FD (PDF 1.7Mb) 
• Moray FD (PDF 801k) 
• Scottish Borders FD (PDF 371k) 
• Scottish Lowlands FD (PDF 705k)
• Tay FD (PDF 5.2Mb) 
• West Argyll FD (PDF 3.7Mb)

Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA)

• Aberdeenshire FD SEA (PDF 935k)
• Ae FD SEA (PDF 903k)
• Cowal and Trossachs FD SEA (PDF 935k)
• Dornoch FD SEA (PDF 1Mb)
• Fort Augustus FD SEA (PDF 990k)
• Galloway FD SEA (PDF 924k)
• Inverness FD SEA (PDF 1Mb)
• Lochaber FD SEA (PDF 928k)
• Lorne FD SEA (PDF 927k)
• Moray FD SEA (PDF 991k)
• Scottish Borders FD SEA (PDF 945k)
• Scottish Lowlands FD SEA (PDF 1.1Mb)
• Tay FD SEA (PDF 1Mb)
• West Argyll FD SEA (PDF 1Mb)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report (PDF 3.2Mb)

Responding to the consultation

The consultation period is open until Monday 9 June 2008.

1. Using the form contained in the Framework Strategic Plan

We would be grateful if you would use the consultation questionnaire provided at the end of the Framework Strategic Plan PDF.  Please follow the instructions immediately below for submitting the form:

If you use a web-based email such as gmail, yahoo mail, or hotmail:

1. Fill out the fields in the PDF
2. Save the file to your computer either by clicking on 'File', then 'Save as', or by clicking the 'Save PDF file' button on page 67 of the document.
3. Open your email package
4. Attach the PDF to an email and send to: strategic.plans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk.

If you use an email 'client' such as MS Outlook or Outlook Express:

1. Fill out the fields in the PDF
2. Once complete, click on the 'email response' button on page 67 of the document.  The form will automatically be saved and attached to an email for you to send.

2. Written responses

If providing a written response using an alternative to the form provided,  please indicate clearly in your response which plan, questions or parts of the consultation paper you are responding to, as this will aid our analysis of the responses received.

Please note: It is critical that you provide a completed Respondent Information Form (PDF 175k) as this will help ensure we handle your response appropriately.  Once completed, this form can be saved to be printed off or emailed with your written submission.

Email responses to: strategic.plans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or post them to:

Strategic Plans
Forest Enterprise Scotland
1 Highlander Way,
Inverness Business Park,
Inverness IV2 7GB

3. Attending public meetings

Forest Enterprise Scotland will hold seven public meetings during the consultation period to explain the FES – Framework Strategic Plan and staff will be available to answer questions about the Forest District Strategic Plans.  The locations and dates of these meetings are as follows:

Date	Location	Time	Venue	Address	Telephone
23 April 2008	Dumfries	13:30	Cairndale Hotel	English Street, Dumfries	01387 254 111
25 April 2008	Perth	15:00	Birnam Institute	Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, PH8 0DS	01350 727 764
28 April 2008	Edinburgh	15:00	Radisson SAS Hotel	80 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH	0131 557 9797
29 April 2008	Glasgow	15:00	Menzies Hotel	27 Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ	0141 222 2929
30 April 2008	Lochgilphead	10:30	Cairnbaan Hotel	Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, PA31 8SQ	01546 603 668
6 May 2008	Inverness	15:00	Kingsmills Suite	Caledonian Stadium, Stadium Road, Inverness, IV1	01463 222 880
9 May 2008	Aberdeen	14:00	Aberdeen Campus	Scottish Agricultural College, Craibstane Estate, Aberdeen, AB21 9YA	01224 711 000

We believe that people are very passionate about their forests and woodlands and that they all have their own ideas about what they want from the national forest estate.  We want to hear as many of those views as possible and urge anyone with an interest in Scotland’s forests to take part in this consultation process.