17FGS17397

Potburn Woodland Creation Scheme

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT180080

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 25 May 2017
Consultation closes 22 June 2017
Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area: 89.60 ha
Conifer: 89.60 ha

Official source

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17FGS17397

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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_0397-0399 Birnie Cleuch (Potburn) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 664 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0395_0398 Bushie Law Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0394_0396-0397 Birnie Brae Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0974 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0196_0389_0390 Sailfoot Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 2.5 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
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 90 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 90 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 179 080

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees