17FGS24878

Cairns Farm Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: West Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS294554

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 10 May 2018
Consultation closes 7 June 2018
Decision issued 9 April 2019

Area

Total area: 85.48 ha
Conifer: 78.73 ha
Broadleaf: 6.75 ha

Official source

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17FGS24878

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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_0578 Coldgreen P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 218 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0315 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0579_0582 Knockaird P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0583_A South Camphill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0739-0740 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 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 294 553

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 149

Noncalcareous gleys with humic gleys

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Amlaird · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
Dunwan · 30% Humic gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees