20FGS53944

Balfunning Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town: Dumbarton
Local authority: Stirling Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NS506904

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 1 October 2020
Application accepted 9 October 2020
Consultation opens 3 December 2020
Consultation closes 31 December 2020
Decision issued 8 April 2021

Area

Total area: 47.36 ha
Conifer: 13.62 ha
Broadleaf: 33.74 ha

Official source

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20FGS53944

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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
STH25_0146-0770 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0525 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_1076b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_1076c P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0187_1021 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 506 904

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 41

Brown earths

Soil association: Balrownie
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age, often water-modified
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.

Balrownie · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees