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FPA-12077

Oldcastles Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT880591 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
2a,3,5,6,7a,7b,9,10,12,15b,16,17,18 & 19
Nearest town
Chirnside
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT880591
Total area
5.49 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 December 2024
  2. Application accepted 3 December 2024
  3. Consultation opens 5 February 2025
  4. Consultation closes 5 March 2025
  5. Decision issued 14 March 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12077

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Feb 2025 – 31 Jan 2027
Felling area
5.49 ha
Estimated volume
1,738 m³
Thinning area
10.68 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
5.49 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshBeechBirchCherryCorsican pineGrand firHybrid larchJapanese larchMixed broadleavesMixed conifersNorway spruceOakScots pineSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

BlackthornHawthornHazelNorway spruceRowanScots pineSessile oakSilver birchSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2a Clear Felling Corsican pine 0.72 ha 34 yr 500 200 m³ N/A
2a Clear Felling Birch 0.36 ha 34 yr 250 70 m³ N/A
5 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.07 ha 34 yr 80 20 m³ N/A
5 Clear Felling Corsican pine 0.27 ha 34 yr 235 90 m³ N/A
5 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.18 ha 34 yr 125 25 m³ N/A
5 Clear Felling Oak 0.07 ha 34 yr 75 15 m³ N/A
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 40 yr 45 45 m³ N/A
6 Clear Felling Grand fir 0.02 ha 40 yr 10 5 m³ N/A
6 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.05 ha 40 yr 12 20 m³ N/A
6 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.03 ha 40 yr 20 10 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Oak 0.18 ha 40 yr 140 35 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.09 ha 40 yr 80 22 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Sycamore 0.05 ha 40 yr 30 10 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.03 ha 40 yr 25 5 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Cherry 0.02 ha 40 yr 10 3 m³ N/A
7b Clear Felling Scots pine 0.33 ha 60 yr 120 120 m³ N/A
7b Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.03 ha 60 yr 12 6 m³ N/A
9 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.11 ha 44 yr 75 27 m³ N/A
9 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.19 ha 44 yr 135 54 m³ N/A
9 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.08 ha 44 yr 45 9 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.16 ha 56 yr 50 80 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.06 ha 56 yr 15 5 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.1 ha 56 yr 30 35 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Grand fir 0.08 ha 56 yr 25 20 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Beech 0.04 ha 56 yr 12 5 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Oak 0.04 ha 56 yr 10 2 m³ N/A
12 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.02 ha 56 yr 6 3 m³ N/A
16 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.08 ha 34 yr 45 15 m³ N/A
16 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.05 ha 34 yr 30 9 m³ N/A
16 Clear Felling Ash 0.03 ha 34 yr 15 3 m³ N/A
16 Clear Felling Oak 0.05 ha 34 yr 30 9 m³ N/A
17 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.25 ha 40 yr 150 60 m³ N/A
17 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.21 ha 40 yr 130 40 m³ N/A
17 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.07 ha 40 yr 40 20 m³ N/A
17 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.17 ha 40 yr 100 25 m³ N/A
18 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.37 ha 30 yr 280 85 m³ N/A
18 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.03 ha 30 yr 30 6 m³ N/A
18 Clear Felling Oak 0.26 ha 30 yr 200 40 m³ N/A
18 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.1 ha 30 yr 75 15 m³ N/A
18 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.11 ha 30 yr 85 25 m³ N/A
18 Clear Felling Cherry 0.01 ha 30 yr 15 5 m³ N/A
19 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.1 ha 60 yr 65 40 m³ N/A
19 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.07 ha 60 yr 50 25 m³ N/A
19 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.03 ha 60 yr 15 5 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
2a Corsican pine 0.43 ha 12 m³
2a Birch 0.22 ha 4 m³
3 Corsican pine 0.21 ha 8 m³
5 Scots pine 0.39 ha 8 m³
5 Corsican pine 0.82 ha 25 m³
5 Japanese larch 0.39 ha 6 m³
6 Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 2 m³
6 Japanese larch 0.28 ha 5 m³
6 Scots pine 0.09 ha 3 m³
6 Grand fir 0.05 ha 1 m³
7a Japanese larch 0.24 ha 10 m³
7a Sycamore 0.21 ha 9 m³
7a Scots pine 0.24 ha 8 m³
9 Scots pine 0.32 ha 13 m³
9 Japanese larch 0.4 ha 15 m³
9 Mixed broadleaves 0.08 ha 2 m³
10 Oak 0.07 ha 2 m³
10 Scots pine 0.5 ha 20 m³
10 Japanese larch 0.34 ha 25 m³
10 Sitka spruce 0.07 ha 5 m³
10 Beech 0.08 ha 3 m³
10 Ash 0.13 ha 5 m³
12 Scots pine 0.42 ha 10 m³
12 Hybrid larch 0.35 ha 7 m³
12 Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 2 m³
12 Mixed conifers 0.01 ha 1 m³
15b Scots pine 0.09 ha 30 m³
15b Japanese larch 0.05 ha 10 m³
15b Beech 0.05 ha 5 m³
15b Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 10 m³
15b Mixed conifers 0.28 ha 30 m³
16 Scots pine 0.15 ha 4 m³
16 Japanese larch 0.15 ha 4 m³
16 Ash 0.1 ha 2 m³
17 Scots pine 0.46 ha 10 m³
17 Japanese larch 0.26 ha 6 m³
17 Sitka spruce 0.26 ha 5 m³
17 Ash 0.41 ha 5 m³
18 Scots pine 0.71 ha 15 m³
18 Norway spruce 0.58 ha 10 m³
18 Mixed conifers 0.34 ha 8 m³
18 Mixed broadleaves 0.29 ha 5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
All Replant felled area Silver birch 26.96% 1.48 ha 1,600 — —
All Replant felled area Sessile oak 18.03% 0.99 ha 1,600 — —
All Replant felled area Rowan 12.02% 0.66 ha 1,600 — —
All Replant felled area Sycamore 2.91% 0.16 ha 1,600 — —
All Replant felled area Norway spruce 14.94% 0.82 ha 2,500 — —
All Replant felled area Scots pine 14.94% 0.82 ha 2,500 — —
All Replant felled area Hawthorn 1.82% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —
All Replant felled area Blackthorn 1.64% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
All Replant felled area Hazel 1.64% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
All Create Designed Open Ground — 5.1% 0.28 ha — — —

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Status Expired Distance 982 m away Area 1.21 ha Decision issued
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Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 2.82 ha Decision issued
FPA-10341 Blackburn Farm Location

Chirnside

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Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 2.85 ha Decision issued
FPA-13431 Oldcastles Farm Location

Chirnside

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 0.24 ha Approved
FLA02812 Harelaw Farm Location

Chirnside

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.61 ha Decision issued

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Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.0 km away Area 2.12 ha Approved

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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