18FGS31378

Benston Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS575152

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 11 October 2018
Consultation closes 7 November 2018
Decision issued 1 April 2020

Area

Total area: 14.11 ha
Broadleaf: 14.11 ha

Official source

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18FGS31378

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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
STH16_0035 Fardenreoch P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram14_0005_White Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0512 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1609_1610 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0298 Knockdunder P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.3 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 574 152

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 446

Noncalcareous gleys

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.

Rowanhill · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees