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18FGS35318

Balfour Farm Woodland Expansion

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • Approved woodland creation area — Conifer

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NO519650 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Solid outline: approved/site area · Dashed green: claimed planting

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Brechin
Local authority
Angus Council
Forestry administration
Perth and Argyll Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NO519650
Total area
11.84 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 December 2018
  2. Application accepted 10 January 2019
  3. Consultation opens 10 June 2019
  4. Consultation closes 8 July 2019
  5. Decision issued 9 November 2020
  6. First archived 27 July 2026
  7. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

18FGS35318

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Current Scottish public register · New consultations from 3 November 2026.

Approved woodland creation area

Includes grant-aided open ground; excludes other land. These are approved areas, not completed planting.

  • Conifer · 11.8992 ha · Approved 2020 · Planned claim 2022

Scottish Forestry Options · OGL v3.0 · Source updated 22/10/2026

Scottish Forestry Claims · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Source updated 05/11/2026

Planting claims

Scottish Forestry planting claims for this case, using full mapped claim areas.

Claimed planting; current survival and standing stock are not recorded. Claim year is the source's financial year.

Mapped crop — each area counted once
Species or combination Mapped claim area Claims
Native Mixed Broadleaves 0.53 ha
Spruce - Norway 2.15 ha
Spruce - Sitka 8.18 ha

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA00447 Balfour Farm Location

Menmuir

Angus

Status Expired Distance 410 m away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FLA02387 Balfour Farm Location

Edzell

Angus

Status Expired Distance 498 m away Area 14.2 ha Decision issued
CB94115 Balfour Location

Kirkton of Menmuir

Angus

Status Expired Distance 579 m away Area 3.23 ha Decision issued
FLA00003 Balfour Location

Brechin

Angus

Status Expired Distance 914 m away Area 0.2 ha Decision issued
CB394911 Balnamoon Location

Brechin

Angus

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 6.1 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
23FGS70456 Margie new woodland Location

Edzell

Angus

Status Approved Distance 7.5 km away Area 20.78 ha Approved
25FGS89801 Stracathro woodland creation Location

Brechin

Angus

Status Approved Distance 8.8 km away Area 7.7 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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