Ending the Sale of Peat in Scotland: EIR release

Information requested

Your request concerned the Scottish Government’s consultation document ‘Ending the Sale of Peat in Scotland’, and the reference therein to ‘around 1,000 hectares of Scotland’s peatlands being used to produce peat for horticulture.’ Specifically, you have asked to be provided with the following information: the locations/address of the peat extraction sites that make up this 1,000 hectares; each site's size; and peat extraction requires planning permission, so details for each site.

Response

I attach a copy of the information you have requested. I should point out the information held was gathered via an information request from the former Chief Planner to Planning Authorities issued in November 2019. The aim of the information request was to gain a better understanding of commercial peat extraction sites in Scotland. However, few planning authorities were unable responded to the request at the time and you will appreciate that the information gathered represents a snapshot in time. Where the planning reference is noted as ‘not provided’ this is because no reference was provided to the Scottish Government by the relevant planning authority, and therefore this information is not held.

Planning Authority	Name of site	Address	Area	Permission expires	Planning Reference
Aberdeenshire Council	St Fergus Moss Peat Workings - B	Blackhills, St Fergus, Peterhead	442	2032	APP/2011/1498
Dumfries and Galloway Council	Nutberry Moss	Nutberry Moss, Eastriggs, DG12 6TD	90	2024	PPA-170-2081
Dumfries and Galloway Council	Creca Moss	Creca Moss, Creca, DG12 6RN	40	2051	09/P/4/0298
Dumfries and Galloway Council	Lochwood Moss	Lochwood Moss, Beattock, DG10 9PX	24	2020	00/P/4/0231
Midlothian Council	Auchencorth Moss	near Leadburn, Midlothian	212	2040	16/00202/ROMP
Midlothian Council	Springfield Moss	near Leadburn, Midlothian	65	2040	14/00926/ROMP
North Lanarkshire Council	Drumbow Farm	Telegraph Road, Longriggend, Caldercruix	90	2040	17/01218/ENV
Scottish Borders Council	Whim Moss Lamancha	Whim Moss, Lamancha, near West Linton	70	2040	01/00543/MINCON
South Lanarkshire Council	Hillhouse Farm Peat	Hillhouse Farm, Sandilands, Douglas Water, ML11 9TX	48	2024	Not provided
South Lanarkshire Council	Ryeflat Moss Peat Workings	Ryeflat Moss, Loch Road, Cleghorn, Carnwath	78	2024	Not provided
South Lanarkshire Council	Cladance Moss Peat Workings	Cladance Moss, Chapelton, Strathaven	72	2022	Not provided

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