FPA-13680
Swinton Mill House
Open For Comment Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Riverside and Roadside Woods
- Nearest town
- Coldstream
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT814459
Key dates
- Application registered 19 August 2026
- Application accepted 28 August 2026
- Consultation opens 8 September 2026
- Consultation closes 6 October 2026
- Decision issued Not yet
- 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 Find FPA-13680 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Open For Comment
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
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
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative 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
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 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
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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