Consultations

We regularly respond to consultations from the Government, industry and other agencies on a number of issues. You can find out more by viewing our responses to external consultations.

We also consult others on our own plans, policies, strategies and projects.

Open consultations & surveys

• Special Landscape Qualities effects assessment (SLQ) - Consultation (open from 30th May to 11th July 2024)
• National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2024-2034 consultation 

1. The Draft Tentsmuir NNR plan is open for comment from 31st May to 28th June 2024.
2. The Draft Forvie National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2024 - 2034 is open for comment from 24th June to 22nd July.

Closed consultations

• A Biodiversity Metric for Scotland's Planning System - Key Issues consultation (closed on 10 May 2024)
• Scottish Adder Survey (closed on 31 March 2024)
• Beaver Translocation SEA consultations (Closed 28th July 2023)
• Highly Protected Marine Areas
• Scotland's Biodiversity (draft) Strategy (which ran for 3 months over summer 2022)
• Consultation - Developing with Nature Guidance - Analysis report (closed on 4 March 2022)
• Updating the Scottish Fossil Code (which ran in Autumn 2022)
• Beaver SEA consultation (which ran from 10^th October to 18^th November 2022)