FPA-12264

North Laws Plantation

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: North Laws Plantation
Nearest town: Duns
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT834496

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Key dates

Application registered 17 February 2025
Application accepted 17 February 2025
Consultation opens 20 March 2025
Consultation closes 17 April 2025
Decision issued 24 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.92 ha
Conifer: 2.70 ha
Broadleaf: 0.22 ha

Official source

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FPA-12264

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027
Felling area: 2.92 ha
Estimated volume: 825 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.92 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Birch Mixed conifers Oak Rowan Sitka spruce Whitebeam

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2a	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.1 ha	67 yr	25	25 m³	N/A
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.16 ha	45 yr	—	650 m³	N/A
3	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.54 ha	45 yr	—	130 m³	N/A
3	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.12 ha	45 yr	—	20 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.42%	0.1 ha	—	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	29.11%	0.85 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	19.18%	0.56 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.59%	0.28 ha	—	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Oak	23.22%	0.68 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Beech	7.77%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Birch	3.87%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Rowan	1.92%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Whitebeam	1.92%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 833 495

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 574

Noncalcareous gleys with brown earths

Soil association: Whitsome
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Whitsome · 70% Noncalcareous gleys
WHITSOME(BFS) · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8875 North Laws Plantation	Location Whitsome Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 4.3 ha	Decision issued 25 Feb 2022
FLA03403 Law's North Plantation	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 6.91 ha	Decision issued 18 Sept 2018
FPA-12682 Greenknowe Farm	Location Swinton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 500 m away	Area 0.67 ha	Approved 2 Oct 2025
FLA01333 The Glebe Field	Location Swinton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 2 Jun 2016
CB418558 Swinton West Wood	Location Swinton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 15 May 2014