Forestry and Woodland Strategy
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The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 requires Glasgow City Council to prepare a Forestry and Woodland Strategy. The Draft Forestry and Woodland Strategy directs tree planting to the most appropriate locations where there are opportunities to contribute towards mitigating climate change and increasing biodiversity, while also providing multiple benefits such as improving amenity and green networks, increasing carbon capture, and contributing to water management.
Once finalised, the Forestry and Woodland Strategy will inform the City Development Plan and the emerging City Development Plan 2, and will be the Council's primary strategy and policy document relating to all woodland and tree planting in the city.
By working together, sharing knowledge and resources, we aim to increase the level of tree canopy cover in the city, while delivering the multiple benefits which trees can provide.
The Draft Forestry and Woodland Strategy sets out:
- A 10 year Vision for the city to have increased canopy cover, providing multiple benefits to residents and visitors; and
- A Spatial Strategy which sets out guidance to support planning initiatives and projects, inform the design of proposals, and assist in the determination of planning applications.
An Action Programme is being developed to progress delivery of the strategy's Vision for 2034.
The period for commenting ended on 31 March 2024, and the Forestry and Woodland Strategy is being amended to incorporate the comments received.
Once finalised, the strategy will be the Council's primary document relating to forestry and woodlands, and will inform the emerging City Development Plan 2, guide new tree and woodland planting in the city and be a consideration when assessing applications for planning permission.
The Forestry and Woodland Strategy is being amended to incorporate the comments received
View the Forestry and Woodlands Strategy as a Story Map.
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