HALKSHILL AND BLAIR PARK, LARGS, NORTH AYRSHIRE

HALKSHILL AND BLAIR PARK, LARGS, NORTH AYRSHIRE
Proposal for the Establishment of a Mixed Forest
Additional information has been provided to Forestry Commission
Scotland Central Scotland Conservancy under the Environmental
Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 for tree
planting and associated works on Halkshill and Blair Park Farms,
Largs, North Ayrshire.
A copy of the Environmental Statement will be available for public
viewing for a period of 28 days at:
• Largs Library, 26 Allanpark Street, Largs, Ayrshire, KA30 9AG
• North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE
• Forestry Commission Scotland Central Scotland Conservancy,
Bothwell House, Hamilton Business Park, Caird Park,
Hamilton ML3 0QA.
Within the total farm area of 1397 hectares, 501.4 hectares (or 36%
of the gross area) is proposed for woodland creation (395.4 hectares
of conifer and 106 hectares of native broadleaves) to add to the
31 hectares of existing broadleaves with open ground amounting to
865 hectares being retained.
Any representations should be submitted in writing to Forestry
Commission Scotland, Central Scotland Conservancy, Bothwell
House, Hamilton Business Park, Caird Park, Hamilton, ML3 0QA
or by email to central.scotland.cons@forestry.gsi.gov.uk by
18th April 2018.
The Forestry Commissioners may decide either to grant consent
subject to the standard conditions required by Regulation 18 of the
EIA Regulations, or subject to such further conditions as they see fit
or refuse consent.
Copies of the Environmental Statement can be purchased and
are available at a cost of £200 hard copy or £10 CD from
Tilhill Forestry, 1 Duckburn Park, Stirling Road, Dunblane,
Perthshire, FK15 0EW (Tel 01786 821666).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT