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FPA-13297

Synton 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

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

Register grid reference: NT501210 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Watertank and Moss Plantations
Nearest town
Lilliesleaf
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT501210
Total area
1.70 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 4 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 31 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 28 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 28 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13297

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2026 – 1 May 2028
Felling area
1.7 ha
Estimated volume
600 m³
Proposed restocking
1.7 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

PineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchOakRowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 40 yr 800 400 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.65 ha 40 yr 400 200 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Pine 0.05 ha 40 yr — — N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Oak 50% 0.5 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Rowan 20% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
1 Create Designed Open Ground — 20% 0.2 ha — — —
2 Replant felled area Oak 70% 0.49 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Rowan 20% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Birch 10% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Birch 10% 0.1 ha 1,600 — —

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
FPA-11682 Synton Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 380 m away Area 7.13 ha Decision issued
FPA-9546 Synton Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 583 m away Area 9.83 ha Decision issued
FPA-6599 Satchels Farm Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 778 m away Area 4.51 ha Decision issued
FPA-12922 Satchells Farm Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 780 m away Area 1.58 ha Approved
FPA-11139 Satchells Farm Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 840 m away Area 0.18 ha Decision issued

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
23FGS74913 Muirfield Woodland Creation Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 75.66 ha Approved
22FGS63887 Blackcastle Woodland Location

Ashkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 24.44 ha Approved
16FGS09978 Huntlaw Extension Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 70.74 ha Approved
23FGS74893 Droveroad Wood Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 18.56 ha Approved
20FGS51423 Shaw Hill Woodland Creation Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 12.5 ha Approved

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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