§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the woodland grant scheme applications made since 1 June 1989 in respect of land in the study area covered by the Highland regional council's examination of forestry in Caithness and Sutherland, indicating into which of the four zones identified by the Highland regional council's report these applications fell and the result of the application in each case;
(2) if he will list the woodland grant scheme applications made since 1 June 1989 in respect of land in the study area covered by the Highland regional council's examination of forestry in Caithness and Sutherland in cases where the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds had not been consulted, indicating the total land area of proposed forestry in each case.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is set out in the following tables, which cover the period 1 June 1989-1 October 1990.
The Nature Conservancy Council and the Highland regional council—but not the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds—have been, or will be, consulted directly by the Forestry Commission over each of these applications.
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Name of scheme Total area of application (hectares) Area proposed for new planting (hectares) Area proposed for restocking (hectares) Current state of application Loch Choire 425.0 448.8 — Under consideration The Brig 72.2 71.1 — Approved Crubag 5.1 5.1 — Approved Highland Regional Council Zone 3 Hastigrow 67.7 44.6 — Under consideration Phillips Mains 262.7 42.4 — Approved Achlibster (1) 177.5 164.0 — Under consideration Achlibster (2) 54.6 54.6 — Approved Glebeland at Farr 74.7 38.6 — Approved Ben Armine 46.0 46.0 — Approved Navidale 65.0 — 25.6 Part approved (23.3 ha) Dunrobin 1,080.2 — 87.8 Approved Tacher 247.0 243.0 — Under consideration Astle 121.9 121.9 — Part approved (113.8 ha) Hilton Embo 9.9 9.9 — Part approved (8.9 ha) Stroupster West 121.4 79.5 — Approved Bilbster Mains 115.8 95.7 — Under consideration Dunnet Bay Wood 0.4 0.4 — Refused Morvich Oakwood 16.2 4.7 — Approved West Greenland 9.9 9.9 — Approved Roadside Woodlands 12.5 12.5 — Approved Skitten Farm Woodlands 1.2 1.2 — Approved Phillips Mains 17.0 16.0 — Part approved (7.6 ha) Rhianacoil Croft 14.6 14.6 — Under consideration Munsary 1,271.7 1,116.0 — EA requested Flex Farm 0.4 0.4 — Approved Pulrossie Farm 2.8 2.8 — Approved Swiney House 2.5 2.0 — Under consideration Murza 3.8 3.4 — Under consideration Iryglass 48.2 41.1 — Under consideration Brabster Farm 4 6.7 6.7 — Under consideration Croiche Wood 33.5 7.0 — Under consideration Inchnadamph, Inveroykel 2.7 0.9 — Under consideration Highland Regional Council Zone 4 Loubcroy 461.6 387.9 — Approved Loubcroy (2) 390.5 295.0 — Approved Braelangwell 519.2 486.8 — Part approved (335.9 ha) Langwell 0.9 0.9 — Approved Glencalvie 34.2 34.2 — Approved Yellow Moss 17.1 11.0 — Approved Borrobol 1.7 0.9 — Part approved (0.5 ha) Langwell 0.8 — 0.8 Approved Forest Farms Estate (1) 289.2 233.9 — EA requested Forest Farms Estate (2) 484.1 351.2 — EA requested Forest Farms Estate (3) 235.7 235.7 — EA requested Forest Farms Estate (6) 396.1 339.8 — EA requested Akron 306.0 269.8 — Part approved (178.8 ha) Achvarasdal House 10.5 — 1.1 Under consideration Dunrobin Glen 440.5 365.2 — Under consideration Langwell by Lairg 35.3 — 35.3 Under consideration Sallachy Block (4) 234.2 131.0 — Under consideration West Kinnauld 5.8 5.8 — Under consideration Gledfield Estate 12.5 — 12.5 Under consideration Invercassley Farm 2.0 1.8 — Under consideration Borrobol 10.1 — 0.25 Under consideration Alltan 83.8 5.3 — Under consideration Rattar 1.5 1.4 — Under consideration Gordonbush Estate 81.3 81.3 — Under consideration Old Calder 40.5 40.5 — Under consideration *EA = Environmental assessment.