Written Statement
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Nothing endures -
nothing but the land 
Purpose of Structure Plan
The Vision
The Strategy
Working in the North East
Living in the North East
Looking after the North East
      Wildlife, Landscape and
      Land Resources
      Built Heritage and
      Archaeology
      Design
      Water Management
      Forestry
      Minerals
      Waste Management
      Four Tier Policy
      Green Belt
      Coastal Zone
      Management
      Figure 4
Moving about the North East
Keeping the Plan up to Date
Key Diagram
Glossary of Terms

FORESTRY

4.17 Forestry planting is not subject to statutory planning control. Local authorities are consulted on significant applications for Forestry Commission planting grants, felling proposals and restocking, and seek to influence the impact of new planting by negotiation, persuasion and objection. The current Indicative Forestry Strategy (IFS) is the Regional Forestry Strategy, produced by Grampian Regional Council in 1996, which can be found in the Report of Survey Addendum. The IFS describes and maps various environmental and other interests and contains a checklist of issues relevant to planting in North East. The Regional Forestry Strategy is being reviewed to take on board the latest guidance, including the Scottish Office Environment Department Circular 9/1999 and will form an alteration to the structure plan in due course.

POLICY 23
Indicative Forestry Strategy

Proposals for forestry will be guided by the Indicative Forestry Strategy which in turn will guide:

a) the Forestry Commission when promoting afforestation and considering grant applications;

b) private forestry interests when planning their investment;

c) Regional Advisory Committees and the Scottish Ministers when considering disputed cases; and

d) local authorities when preparing local plans and considering forestry proposals.

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