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18FGS31178

Marchmont woodland creation 2018

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT728480

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 29 November 2018
  3. Consultation opens 10 August 2018
  4. Consultation closes 7 September 2018
  5. Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area
5.81 ha
Broadleaf
5.81 ha

Official source

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18FGS31178

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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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

Greenlaw Moor

Site 743

Official SiteLink record for Greenlaw Moor
Designation MIXED Proximity 793 m away Published area 1,170.52 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Lintmill Railway Cutting

Site 944

Official SiteLink record for Lintmill Railway Cutting
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 5.53 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 728 479

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 296

Brown earths

Soil association
Hobkirk
Parent material
Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
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.

  • Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 3.46 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 6.26 ha Decision issued
FLA03631 Marchmont Estate Location

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Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 6.26 ha Decision issued
FPA-8188 Marchmont Estate Location

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Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 2.8 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.