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24FGS81679

Lamb Hill and Castle Hill Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Lochwinnoch
Local authority
North Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS315582

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 September 2024
  2. Application accepted 18 September 2024
  3. Consultation opens 24 September 2024
  4. Consultation closes 22 October 2024
  5. Decision issued 8 May 2025

Area

Total area
59.95 ha
Conifer
50.84 ha
Broadleaf
9.11 ha

Official source

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24FGS81679

Find 24FGS81679 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH21_0577_A Rashlieyett

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 336 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0747

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 339 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0576 Lambhill

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 441 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram13_0868/0805/AC/12_09_13 S_P_Pram13_0868/AC/12_09_13 S_P_Pram13_0868/0805/AC/12_09_13

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 478 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0577_B

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - Hybrid

Status Closed Proximity 505 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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

Renfrewshire Heights

Site 8666

Official SiteLink record for Renfrewshire Heights
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.7 km away Published area 8,947.55 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 315 582

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 151

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle to steep slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Cringate · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very 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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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.