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Appeal to be heard over furniture workshop bid at Bolton Muir Woods

East Lothian craftsman seeks new home for furniture making firm

Bolton Wood owner trained with David Bellamy | East Lothian Courier

AN ANCIENT woodland which has been sold off in plots to private buyers is at the centre of a row after some new owners applied to build huts in it. Bolton Muir Wood was bought by a company called Woodlands.co.uk from Lennoxlove Estate and lies on the outskirts of the villages of Bolton and Gifford in East Lothian. But with plots costing between £40,000 and £69,000 each, concerns have been raised about a loss of access to locals and it being turned into a holiday park “by stealth”. Local Democracy Reporter Marie Sharp met a few of the new owners of the wood to find out about the lure of the wilderness and their plans for its future.

Bolton Muir hut row: Local access 'gracefully' allowed claim

LOCAL residents who object to woodlands being used for hutting have been accused of irony by a planning advisor, who warns they are allowed to enjoy the private land “gracefully”. Bolton Muir Wood, near Gifford, is at the centre of a number of plans to site huts in it after it was divided into 18 plots and sold to private individuals. The plots, which have sold at prices of up to £69,000, are promoted as part of a hutting experience and bid to have the wood, formerly part of the Lennoxlove Estate before it was sold to Woodlands.co.uk, managed and enjoyed in a way which will promote conservation.

Planning permission required for tool shed in Bolton Muir Wood

THE owner of a tool shed built in the middle of a forest has been ordered to apply for planning permission if it is to remain there. The forestry shed was installed in Bolton Muir Wood, an ancient woodland which lies just over a mile to the west of Gifford. However, it was only after it had been erected that applicant Consequent Ltd, a Dunbar-based management consultancy, asked East Lothian Council planners if it needed planning approval. In a ruling issued by planners this week, they have raised an objection to the shed, ordering the firm to apply for retrospective planning permission.