← All woodland creation applications

19FGS43646

Torrs Farm NWC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
KIRKCUDBRIGHT
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX675449

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 October 2019
  2. Application accepted 31 October 2019
  3. Consultation opens 9 November 2019
  4. Consultation closes 7 December 2019
  5. Decision issued 24 April 2020

Area

Total area
11.50 ha
Conifer
9.07 ha
Broadleaf
2.43 ha

Official source

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

19FGS43646

Find 19FGS43646 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.

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

Torrs to Mason's Walk

Site 1553

Official SiteLink record for Torrs to Mason's Walk
Designation MIXED Proximity 142 m away Published area 161.92 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Borgue Coast

Site 245

Official SiteLink record for Borgue Coast
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 730.24 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 675 449

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 223

Brown earths with rankers

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with strong and steep complex slopes: moderately to very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Linhope · 70% Brown earths
  • ETTRICK(RANK) · 30% Rankers
View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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
CB352544 Kirkcudbright Training Camp Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 0.12 ha Decision issued
CB455412 Townhead Farm Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 2.68 ha Decision issued
FPA-10997 Culraven Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 4.5 km away Area 0.98 ha Decision issued
CB101554 St Mary's Isle Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 4.5 km away Area 2.05 ha Decision issued
FPA-11078 Brighouse Bay Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 4.6 km away Area 1.17 ha Decision issued

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
23FGS75314 Knocktall Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 81.1 ha Approved
22FGS67767 Culraven Woodland Creation Location

Borgue

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 9.14 ha Approved
18FGS33762 Newlaw Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 6.8 km away Area 149.05 ha Approved
22FGS68747 Mill of Plunton Woodland Creation Location

Borgue

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 8.0 km away Area 61.75 ha Approved
20FGS54763 Auchenhay Farm Location

Kirkcudbright

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 8.0 km away Area 18.85 ha Approved

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