← All woodland creation applications

23FGS70573

Knapps NWC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Kilmacolm
Local authority
Inverclyde Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS366687

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 January 2023
  2. Application accepted 30 January 2023
  3. Consultation opens 5 May 2023
  4. Consultation closes 2 June 2023
  5. Decision issued 6 September 2023

Area

Total area
16.39 ha
Broadleaf
16.39 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

23FGS70573

Find 23FGS70573 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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

STH22_0584_b Lawpark 2 (B)

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0954_B

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0954_A

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0584_c Lawpark 2 [C]

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0583

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.0 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

Glen Moss

Site 715

Official SiteLink record for Glen Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 900 m away Published area 19.44 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Shovelboard

Site 1431

Official SiteLink record for Shovelboard
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 2.0 km away Published area 1.9 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 365 686

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 147

Brown earths

Soil association
Darleith
Parent material
Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Darleith · 100% Brown earths
View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

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

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-13593 Milton Farming LLP Location

Kilmacolm

Inverclyde

Status Under Consideration Distance 447 m away Area 1.76 ha Key date Not published
FPA-13585 Milton Farm LLP Location

Kilmacolm

Inverclyde

Status Under Consideration Distance 1.2 km away Area 5.3 ha Key date Not published
FPA-12691 Duchal Estate Location

Kilmacolm

Inverclyde

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 3.37 ha Approved
FPA-6417 Duchal Estate Location

Kilmacolm

Inverclyde

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 1.9 ha Decision issued
FPA-12778 Kilallan Location

Kilmacolm

Renfrewshire

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 0.1 ha Approved

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

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
24FGS77517 South Scart Woodland Creation Location

Bridge of Weir

Renfrewshire

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 19.22 ha Approved
20FGS54144 MId Glen Woodland Creation Location

Kilmacolm

Renfrewshire

Status Approved Distance 2.3 km away Area 68.96 ha Approved
20FGS53643 Torr Wood Location

Bridge of Weir

Renfrewshire

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 42.54 ha Approved
21FGS61665 Carruth Estate new woodlands Location

Bridge of Weir

Inverclyde

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 8.71 ha Approved
20FGS47423 South Barnbeth Woodland Creation Location

RENFREWSHIRE

Renfrewshire

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 15.23 ha Approved

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