21FGS61205

Southfield FGS

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Hawick
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT481087

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 17 September 2021
Application accepted 23 September 2021
Consultation opens 28 September 2021
Consultation closes 26 October 2021
Decision issued 21 January 2022

Area

Total area: 15.59 ha
Broadleaf: 15.59 ha

Official source

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21FGS61205

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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
STH20_0775_ 0777_1021 Stanley Hill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0073 Cogsmill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0193_0407_0408 Alderybar Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0528-0530 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_1120 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 5.0 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
Allan Water, Hillhead Site 34 Official SiteLink record for Allan Water, Hillhead ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 19.96 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Allan Water, Hillhead

Site 34

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 19.96 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 480 086

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 206

Brown earths

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.

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees