22FGS69848

Soutra

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

Approved woodland creation area — Native Low Density
Approved woodland creation area — Conifer
Approved woodland creation area — Diverse Conifer

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

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

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

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Country: Scotland
Nearest town: Lauder
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT459585
Total area: 65.61 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 1 December 2022
Application accepted 1 December 2022
Consultation opens 12 December 2022
Consultation closes 23 January 2023
Decision issued 7 March 2023
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

22FGS69848

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Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

Native Low Density · 2.279 ha · Approved 2023 · Planned claim 2023
Conifer · 53.3795 ha · Approved 2023 · Planned claim 2023
Diverse Conifer · 9.6931 ha · Approved 2023 · Planned claim 2023

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination	Mapped claim area	Claims
Mixed Woodland	13.34 ha	Claim 1 / 2023
Native Mixed Broadleaves	6.21 ha	Claim 1 / 2023
Spruce - Sitka	38.38 ha	Claim 1 / 2023

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10422 Soutra Mains	Location Fala Village Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 782 m away	Area 1.4 ha	Decision issued 21 Jun 2023
FPA-12643 Soutra Mains	Location Fala East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 910 m away	Area 0.54 ha	Approved 17 Sept 2025
FPA-9056 Soutra Mains Farm	Location Fala Midlothian	Status Expired	Distance 976 m away	Area 5.37 ha	Decision issued 18 May 2022
FPA-11975 Linn Dean	Location Soutra East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 2.26 ha	Approved 13 Jan 2025
FPA-11287 Huntershall, Soutra Hill	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 2 ha	Decision issued 4 Apr 2024

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
21FGS62125 Dere Street Woodland Creation	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 29.79 ha	Approved 25 May 2022
15FGS00693 Headshaw Trees 2015	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.2 km away	Area 10.85 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation	Location Dalkeith Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 19.89 ha	Approved 15 Jun 2023
22FGS65985 Hillhouse NWC 2	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 4.2 km away	Area 28.49 ha	Approved 9 Sept 2022
21FGS59144 Saughland woodland creation	Location pathhead Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 0.83 ha	Approved 26 May 2022

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:59 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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