FPA-11664
Carcant
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Home Wood (Cpt 1a) and Lochan Wood (Cpt 6)
- Nearest town
- Heriot
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT362526
Key dates
- Application registered 6 June 2024
- Application accepted 6 June 2024
- Consultation opens 21 June 2024
- Consultation closes 19 July 2024
- Decision issued 24 July 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 7.75 ha
- Conifer
- 7.33 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.42 ha
Official source
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First archived 27 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
- Expired
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 Aug 2024 – 31 Jul 2026
- Felling area
- 7.75 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,260 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 7.75 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1a | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 3.12 ha | 53 yr | 360 | 340 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 1a | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.18 ha | 53 yr | 45 | 20 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 6 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.53 ha | 65 yr | 450 | 780 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 6 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 2.08 ha | 65 yr | 870 | 900 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 6 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.6 ha | 65 yr | 100 | 200 m³ | N/A |
| Cpt 6 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.24 ha | 65 yr | 20 | 20 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 70% | 2.31 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 3% | 0.1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Oak | 15% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Birch | 6% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Rowan | 6% | 0.2 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 70% | 3.12 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 3% | 0.13 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Oak | 12.5% | 0.56 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Birch | 6% | 0.27 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Willow | 3% | 0.13 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 5.5% | 0.24 ha | — | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfoot Hills Site 1186 Official SiteLink record for Moorfoot Hills ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 333 m away | Published area 8,830.68 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 362 526
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 221
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with steep 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
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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