21FGS59709

Balgreen Farm

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Lochwinnoch
Local authority: Renfrewshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS350605

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 30 June 2021
Application accepted 30 June 2021
Consultation opens 22 September 2021
Consultation closes 20 October 2021
Decision issued 18 February 2022

Area

Total area: 22.60 ha
Conifer: 11.59 ha
Broadleaf: 11.01 ha

Official source

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21FGS59709

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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
STH23_0443_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0443_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0443_c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0442_c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0473_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 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
Castle Semple and Barr Lochs Site 346 Official SiteLink record for Castle Semple and Barr Lochs ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 268.71 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Castle Semple and Barr Lochs

Site 346

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 268.71 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 349 605

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 150

Brown earths

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Darleith · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees