FPA-11970

Inchkeith Farm Woods

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

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cpt 2,3,4,8 &11a
Nearest town: Lauder
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT483490
Total area: 5.90 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 17 October 2024
Application accepted 17 October 2024
Consultation opens 31 October 2024
Consultation closes 28 November 2024
Decision issued 5 December 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11970

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area: 5.9 ha
Estimated volume: 1,830 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderAspenBirchBlackthornHawthornHazelOakRowanScots pineSitka spruceWillow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.69 ha	51 yr	1,000	250 m³	Cutter
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.46 ha	51 yr	500	120 m³	Select
2	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.03 ha	51 yr	40	15 m³	Cutter
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.5 ha	42 yr	2,000	500 m³	Select
3	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.8 ha	42 yr	400	250 m³	Cutter
3	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.1 ha	42 yr	100	40 m³	Select
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.4 ha	48 yr	500	120 m³	Cutter
4	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.4 ha	48 yr	500	120 m³	Select
4	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	48 yr	25	10 m³	Cutter
8	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1 ha	28 yr	1,750	200 m³	Select
8	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	28 yr	25	5 m³	Cutter
11a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.46 ha	80 yr	20	100 m³	Select
11a	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	29 yr	500	100 m³	Cutter

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2a/3a/4a/8a/11a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	53%	3.13 ha	2,500	—	—
4b	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
2b/3b/4a/11c	Replant felled area	Oak	7%	0.41 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/3b/4a	Replant felled area	Birch	6%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/3b/4a/11c	Replant felled area	Aspen	5%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/3b/4a	Replant felled area	Alder	6%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/4a/11c	Replant felled area	Hazel	1%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
8b/11c	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	2%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
8b	Replant felled area	Blackthor n	2%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
8b//11c	Replant felled area	Rowan	2%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
2b	Replant felled area	Willow	1%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2c/3c/4d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	13%	0.77 ha	—	—	—

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
FLA01955 Inchkeith Farm	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 462 m away	Area 1.91 ha	Decision issued 10 Mar 2017
CB52125 Pilmuir	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 8.8 ha	Decision issued 22 Jun 2012
FLA03368 Middletoun and Burnhouse Mains	Location Fountainhall Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 1.78 ha	Decision issued 1 Oct 2018
FLA00519 Burnhouse Farm	Location Fountainhall Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 1.88 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2015
FPA-11550 Whitlaw	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 13 ha	Decision issued 3 Jul 2024

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
19FGS43523 Inchkeith FGS2 2019	Location LAUDER Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 791 m away	Area 10.6 ha	Approved 2 Jul 2020
20FGS50684 TTH Bowerhouse and Pilmuir NWC	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 21.75 ha	Approved 29 Oct 2020
22FGS69207 Whitlaw Woodland Creation	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 296.65 ha	Approved 22 Aug 2023
21FGS56903 Scroof Hill Woodland Creation	Location Stow Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 117.28 ha	Approved 23 Aug 2021
21FGS62307 Mountmill Burn Woodland Creation	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 112.31 ha	Approved 25 May 2022

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

Land listings

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

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:53 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:02 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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