FPA-11728
Hartside Wood
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Oxton
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT468541
Key dates
- Application registered 26 June 2024
- Application accepted 26 June 2024
- Consultation opens 16 October 2024
- Consultation closes 12 November 2024
- Decision issued 18 November 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 8.63 ha
- Conifer
- 6.00 ha
Official source
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FPA-11728 Find FPA-11728 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.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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Track changes
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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
- 16 Oct 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
- Felling area
- 8.63 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,000 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 8.63 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Mixed broadleaves Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 6 ha | 50 yr | 6,900 | 3,000 m³ | Boundaries |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 2.63 ha | 50 yr | 1,900 | 1,000 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 70% | 6.04 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 10% | 0.86 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 10% | 0.86 ha | — | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 5.01% | 0.43 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 5.01% | 0.43 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airhouse Wood Site 27 Official SiteLink record for Airhouse Wood ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 774 m away | Published area 14.51 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 467 540
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 206
Brown earths
- 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.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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