18FGS34679

Holylee shelter block extensions

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT383386

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 13 December 2018
Consultation opens 10 January 2019
Consultation closes 28 February 2019
Decision issued 12 July 2019

Area

Total area: 4.33 ha
Broadleaf: 4.33 ha

Official source

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18FGS34679

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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
STH24_0755a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0755b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_1035 Kirnie Law P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0259_0260_b Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0259_0260_a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 858 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Moorfoot Hills Site 1186 Official SiteLink record for Moorfoot Hills ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 8,830.68 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 858 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Moorfoot Hills

Site 1186

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 8,830.68 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 383 385

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees