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19FGS41346

Cousland Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
SOUTH QUEENSFERRY
Local authority
West Lothian Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT019664

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 August 2019
  2. Application accepted 2 August 2019
  3. Consultation opens 22 August 2019
  4. Consultation closes 19 September 2019
  5. Decision issued 10 October 2019

Area

Total area
3.45 ha
Broadleaf
3.45 ha

Official source

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19FGS41346

Find 19FGS41346 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.

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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

STH18_1290_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1290_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1303_a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1303_b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 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

Tailend Moss

Site 1513

Official SiteLink record for Tailend Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 29.97 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 019 663

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 444

Brown earths

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
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.

  • Macmerry · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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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.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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

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