16FGS12599

Meigle NWC Phase 2

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT455353

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 29 November 2018
Consultation opens 27 October 2016
Consultation closes 23 November 2016
Decision issued 13 December 2018

Area

Total area: 29.14 ha
Conifer: 26.69 ha
Broadleaf: 2.45 ha

Official source

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16FGS12599

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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_1082 Craig Cairn Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0039 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0926_Peel Hill 1 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0238 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0295_0892 Yair P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.6 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 733 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Glenkinnon Burn Site 736 Official SiteLink record for Glenkinnon Burn ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 38.06 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 733 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Glenkinnon Burn

Site 736

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 38.06 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 455 352

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 223

Brown earths with rankers

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with strong and steep complex slopes: moderately to very rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 70% Brown earths
ETTRICK(RANK) · 30% Rankers

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees