18FGS32500

Bransfield Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS589364

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 30 October 2018
Consultation closes 27 November 2018
Decision issued 5 May 2020

Area

Total area: 23.55 ha
Conifer: 9.50 ha
Broadleaf: 14.05 ha

Official source

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18FGS32500

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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_0058 High Greenbank P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0436_0438_0439_0440_0441_0442 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0436A Changue Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0499_a Changue (A) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0499_b Changue (B) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 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
Muirkirk Uplands Site 8166 Official SiteLink record for Muirkirk Uplands ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 804 m away	Published area 19,154 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Muirkirk Uplands

Site 8166

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 804 m away

Published area 19,154 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 588 363

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 163

Brown earths

Soil association: Darvel
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Carboniferous rocks
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Darvel · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees