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FPA-13680

Swinton Mill House

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Riverside and Roadside Woods
Nearest town
Coldstream
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT814459

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 August 2026
  2. Application accepted 28 August 2026
  3. Consultation opens 8 September 2026
  4. Consultation closes 6 October 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
0.50 ha
Conifer
0.10 ha
Broadleaf
0.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-13680

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First archived 9 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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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 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2030
Felling area
0.5 ha
Estimated volume
90 m³
Proposed restocking
0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Grand fir Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.3 ha 35 yr 451 60 m³ N/A
1 Clear Felling Grand fir 0.1 ha 35 yr 57 25 m³ N/A
2 Selective Felling Ash 0.1 ha 35 yr 92 5 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Oak 60% 0.3 ha 2,000
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 20% 0.1 ha 2,000
2 Replant felled area Oak 20% 0.1 ha 2,000
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 813 459

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 575

Noncalcareous gleys

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 · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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