FPA-12313
Chapel Mains Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Chapel Mains Woodlands
- Nearest town
- Lauder
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT545420
Key dates
- Application registered 4 March 2025
- Application accepted 4 March 2025
- Consultation opens 20 March 2025
- Consultation closes 17 April 2025
- Decision issued 25 April 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 10.17 ha
- Conifer
- 10.17 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- 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 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 10.17 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,544 m³
- Thinning area
- 0.59 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 10.17 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.75 ha | 55 yr | 240 | 190 m³ | All |
| 8 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.35 ha | 55 yr | 112 | 144 m³ | All |
| 10 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.9 ha | 55 yr | 320 | 410 m³ | All 85% |
| 10 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.1 ha | 55 yr | 40 | 50 m³ | All 15% |
| 15a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.3 ha | 55 yr | 100 | 110 m³ | All |
| 15b | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.18 ha | 55 yr | 65 | 50 m³ | All |
| 16 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.99 ha | 55 yr | 480 | 350 m³ | All |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.06 ha | 55 yr | 45 | 30 m³ | All 10% |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.52 ha | 55 yr | 200 | 180 m³ | All 85% |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.03 ha | 55 yr | 30 | 15 m³ | All 5% |
| 23 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1.35 ha | 55 yr | 600 | 400 m³ | All 35% |
| 23 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.13 ha | 55 yr | 590 | 1,180 m³ | All 55% |
| 23 | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.4 ha | 55 yr | 50 | 40 m³ | All 10% |
| 38 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.52 ha | 55 yr | 50 | 40 m³ | All |
| 40 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 1.19 ha | 55 yr | 280 | 190 m³ | All |
| 50 | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.32 ha | 55 yr | 180 | 95 m³ | All 80% |
| 50 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.08 ha | 55 yr | 40 | 30 m³ | All 20% |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Scots pine | 0.25 ha | 20 m³ |
| 26 | Larch | 0.12 ha | 15 m³ |
| 26 | Mixed broadleaves | 0.22 ha | 5 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.75 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 8 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.35 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 10 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 15a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.3 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 15b | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.18 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 16 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 0.99 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 19 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 52.46% | 0.32 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 19 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 32.79% | 0.2 ha | — | — | — |
| 19 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 14.75% | 0.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 23 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 70.1% | 2.72 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 23 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 23.2% | 0.9 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 23 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 5.41% | 0.21 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 23 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.29% | 0.05 ha | — | — | — |
| 38 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 19.23% | 0.1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 38 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 19.23% | 0.1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 38 | Restock by natural regeneration | Birch | 48.08% | 0.25 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 38 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 13.46% | 0.07 ha | — | — | — |
| 40 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 21.01% | 0.25 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 40 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 21.01% | 0.25 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 40 | Restock by natural regeneration | Birch | 42.02% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 40 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 15.97% | 0.19 ha | — | — | — |
| 50 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 545 419
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 210
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
- Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA03069 Chapel Mains Farm | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 700 m away | Area 2.6 ha | Decision issued |
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