17FGS16657

Clerkhill Farm New Planting

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT275000

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 20 December 2018
Consultation closes 31 January 2019
Decision issued 13 March 2020

Area

Total area: 144.75 ha
Conifer: 102.62 ha
Broadleaf: 42.13 ha

Official source

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17FGS16657

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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
STH21_0404-0405 Rennald Burn Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 514 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0228 The Twa Sikes (Eskdalemuir) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 619 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0229_0230 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 834 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0359 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 991 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0016-0018_0170_0338 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 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 · NY 274 999

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees