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CB267115

Portmore Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NT256536 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Scarce Rig
Nearest town
Eddleston
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT256536
Total area
12.11 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 25 June 2013
  3. Consultation opens 4 July 2013
  4. Consultation closes 1 August 2013
  5. Decision issued 14 August 2013
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

CB267115

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
29 Jul 2013 – 29 Jul 2016
Felling area
12.11 ha
Estimated volume
3,910 m³
Proposed restocking
12.12 ha · 100.1% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.5 ha 40 yr 600 90 m³ Fell to camp boundary
1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.5 ha 40 yr 600 120 m³ Fell to camp boundary
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 11.11 ha 40 yr 14,400 3,700 m³ fell to camp boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 8% 0.97 ha 1,100 0 —
1 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 14% 1.7 ha 2,500 0 —
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 78% 9.45 ha 2,500 0 —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA02271 Spurlens Rig Location

Penicuik

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 852 m away Area 62.49 ha Decision issued
FPA-12182 Kingside Craigburn Location

Peebles

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 5.1 ha Approved
CB20985 Portmore Estate Location

Peebles

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 16.23 ha Decision issued
CB513597 Portmore Estate Location

Penicuik

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 21.72 ha Decision issued
FPA-6533 Leadburn Wood Location

Leadburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 3.5 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
17FGS19839 Westloch Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 436.31 ha Approved
17FGS21037 Waterheads Riparian Tree Planting Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 1.68 ha Approved
22FGS67628 Portmore New Planting Location

Peebles

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 8.15 ha Approved
18FGS32939 Moorfoot Woodland Creation Location

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 234.33 ha Approved
22FGS64527 Springfield native woodland Location

Howgate

Midlothian

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 14.98 ha Approved

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Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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