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24FGS80019

West Garty

Under Consideration Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Portgowerr
Local authority
Highland Council
Conservancy
Highland and Islands Conservancy
Grid reference
NC980126

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 July 2024
  2. Application accepted 1 July 2024
  3. Consultation opens 3 October 2024
  4. Consultation closes 30 October 2024
  5. Decision issued Not yet

Area

Total area
298.10 ha
Broadleaf
298.10 ha

Official source

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24FGS80019

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Helmsdale Coast

Site 772

Official SiteLink record for Helmsdale Coast
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 165.89 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NC 980 125

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 117

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Hill and valley sides with gentle to steep slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Charr · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Status Expired Distance 7.5 km away Area 36.85 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 8.2 km away Area 54.26 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 8.5 km away Area 29.28 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.