23FGS76756

Blair Hill New Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Barrhill
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX245822

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 13 December 2023
Application accepted 18 December 2023
Consultation opens 2 February 2024
Consultation closes 1 March 2024
Decision issued 14 May 2024

Area

Total area: 22.48 ha
Conifer: 22.48 ha

Official source

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23FGS76756

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First archived 27 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
S_P_0463_Garizle P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/JM/03082012C P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/09122011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/JM/03082012E P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/AH/27072012b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km 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
Feoch Meadows Site 629 Official SiteLink record for Feoch Meadows ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.4 km away	Published area 82.28 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Feoch Meadows

Site 629

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.4 km away

Published area 82.28 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 244 821

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees