Question reference: S6W-04167
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
Answer
The following table provides information on how many applications to the Forestry Grant Scheme have been rejected, in how many cases the applicant formally requested a review of the approval decision, how many reviews have been upheld and how many are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
FGS Case Approval Status | Calendar Year |
Total | ||||||
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
Applications whole or partially rejected | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
Rejections for which a review was requested | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
No. of requests for review upheld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
No. of Reviews awaiting a decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |