Regulation 19 Refusal of felling permission: calculation of compensationI1
Scotland
The compensation to which a person may be entitled under section 32(1) of the Act is limited to the depreciation in the value of the trees that is attributable to deterioration in the quality of the timber comprised therein, over the period referred to in paragraph (2), in consequence of the refusal of felling permission.
Any compensation payable under section 32(1) of the Act must be calculated by reference to the period beginning with the date that notification of refusal of felling permission under regulation 6(1) was sent to the claimant until—
the date that the claim for compensation was received by the Scottish Ministers, or
if earlier, the date that a felling permission was notified to the claimant following a successful appeal against that refusal.
In calculating any compensation that may be payable under section 32(1) of the Act, the Scottish Ministers must-
take no account of deterioration in the quality of the timber that is attributable to neglect of the trees after the felling permission was refused, and
ascertain the value of the trees on the basis of current market prices at the date the claim was received by Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 18.
The Scottish Ministers may request from the claimant any information that the Scottish Ministers consider to be necessary for the purpose of making a determination in relation to compensation.
The claimant must give the Scottish Ministers any information requested under paragraph (4) within—
a period of 28 working days beginning with the day on which the request was sent to the claimant, or
such longer period as the Scottish Ministers may notify to the claimant in writing.
If the claimant fails to provide requested information within a timescale required by or under paragraph (5), the Scottish Ministers may reject the claim for compensation without further consideration.