FPA-11682
Synton
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Synton
- Nearest town
- Selkirk
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT495215
Key dates
- Application registered 12 June 2024
- Application accepted 12 June 2024
- Consultation opens 2 July 2024
- Consultation closes 2 July 2024
- Decision issued 3 July 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 7.13 ha
- Conifer
- 6.86 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.27 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
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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
- 17 Jun 2024 – 31 May 2026
- Felling area
- 7.13 ha
- Estimated volume
- 2,910 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 7.13 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.11 ha | 55 yr | 8,220 | 1,850 m³ | N/A |
| 24aa | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.66 ha | 60 yr | 3,300 | 660 m³ | N/A |
| 24aa | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.88 ha | 60 yr | 1,580 | 260 m³ | N/A |
| 24aa | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.21 ha | 60 yr | 350 | 60 m³ | N/A |
| 24aa | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.27 ha | 60 yr | 400 | 80 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 75.43% | 3.1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled Mixed broadleaves area | — | 24.57% | 1.01 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 24aa | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 21.85% | 0.66 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
| 24aa | Replant felled Mixed conifers area | — | 41.06% | 1.24 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 24aa | Replant felled Sitka spruce area | — | 37.09% | 1.12 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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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 494 214
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 210
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
- Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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