FPA-12103
Roadside
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Roadside
- Nearest town
- Grantshouse
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT785652
Key dates
- Application registered 16 December 2024
- Application accepted 16 December 2024
- Consultation opens 11 February 2025
- Consultation closes 11 March 2025
- Decision issued 19 March 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 1.30 ha
- Conifer
- 1.30 ha
Official source
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FPA-12103 Find FPA-12103 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 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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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
- 12 Mar 2025 – 12 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 1.3 ha
- Estimated volume
- 175.5 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.3 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1f | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.3 ha | 35 yr | 113 | 62 m³ | N/A |
| 1f | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.1 ha | 35 yr | 35 | 11.5 m³ | N/A |
| 1g | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.7 ha | 35 yr | 165 | 81 m³ | N/A |
| 1g | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.2 ha | 35 yr | 53 | 21 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1f | Replant felled Sycamore area | — | 75% | 0.3 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1f | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 25% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1g | Replant felled Sycamore area | — | 77.78% | 0.7 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1g | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 22.22% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 785 651
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 209
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
- Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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