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17FGS14100

Whithaugh NWC

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NY486874

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 29 November 2018
  3. Consultation opens 26 April 2017
  4. Consultation closes 24 May 2017
  5. Decision issued 29 November 2018

Area

Total area
6.08 ha
Broadleaf
6.08 ha

Official source

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17FGS14100

Find 17FGS14100 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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

STH19_0419

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0414 Hillhouse

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1383

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0372

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0027_0659

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 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 · NY 485 874

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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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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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.