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FPA-11528

Whitslaid Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 1a,1b,1d,2a,2d,3b,4a,4b,4d,5,6a,7,8a,8b,9a,9c,10b1,10b2,10c,11,12,13,14a,14b,15,19,20
Nearest town
Lauder
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT562444

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 April 2024
  2. Application accepted 16 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 22 May 2024
  4. Consultation closes 19 June 2024
  5. Decision issued 3 July 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
3.00 ha
Conifer
2.96 ha

Official source

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FPA-11528

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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
15 Jul 2024 – 20 Sept 2024
Felling area
3 ha
Estimated volume
989 m³
Thinning area
8.54 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.17 ha 50 yr 149 98 m³ N/A
2a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.71 ha 30 yr 352 96 m³ N/A
4b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.04 ha 45 yr 65 22 m³ N/A
4d Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.23 ha 50 yr 47 41 m³ N/A
8a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.25 ha 35 yr 99 38 m³ N/A
9a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.16 ha 40 yr 94 36 m³ N/A
10b1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 50 yr 50 55 m³ N/A
10b2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.02 ha 50 yr 7 25 m³ N/A
10c Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.1 ha 50 yr 85 69 m³ N/A
11 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.48 ha 45 yr 37 26 m³ N/A
13 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.51 ha 40 yr 203 84 m³ N/A
14a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.18 ha 35 yr 214 57 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
1b Mixed conifers 0.42 ha 20 m³
1d Mixed conifers 0.26 ha 26 m³
2d Mixed conifers 0.32 ha 16 m³
3b Mixed conifers 1.34 ha 20 m³
4a Mixed conifers 0.35 ha 17 m³
5 Mixed conifers 1.04 ha 22 m³
6a Mixed conifers 0.46 ha 20 m³
7 Mixed conifers 0.46 ha 27 m³
8b Mixed broadleaves 0.53 ha 10 m³
9c Mixed conifers 0.21 ha 27 m³
12 Mixed broadleaves 0.8 ha 6 m³
14b Mixed conifers 0.58 ha 32 m³
15 Mixed conifers 0.43 ha 29 m³
19 Beech 0.69 ha 35 m³
20 Beech 0.65 ha 35 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Beech 4.33% 0.13 ha 1,600
1a Replant felled area Holly 1.33% 0.04 ha 1,600
2a, 13 Replant felled area Sessile oak 10.67% 0.32 ha 1,600
2a, 13 Replant felled area Rowan 12.67% 0.38 ha 1,600
2a, 13 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 7.67% 0.23 ha 1,600
2a, 13 Replant felled area Hazel 3.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
2a, 13 Replant felled area Western hemlock 3% 0.09 ha 2,500
2a, 13 Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.67% 0.08 ha 2,500
4d Replant felled area Sessile oak 6% 0.18 ha 1,600
4d Replant felled area Hazel 1.67% 0.05 ha 1,600
8a, 10, 11 Replant felled area Sessile oak 8.33% 0.25 ha 1,600
8a, 10, 11 Replant felled area Rowan 11.67% 0.35 ha 1,600
8a, 10, 11 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 10% 0.3 ha 1,600
8a, 10, 11 Replant felled area Hazel 3.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
9a, 14a Replant felled area Rowan 6% 0.18 ha 1,600
9a, 14a Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 4% 0.12 ha 1,600
9a, 14a Replant felled area Hazel 1.33% 0.04 ha 1,600
4b Replant felled area Sessile oak 1% 0.03 ha 1,600
4b Replant felled area Hazel 0.33% 0.01 ha 1,600
13 Replant felled area Whitebeam 0.67% 0.02 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 561 443

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 362

Brown earths

Soil association
Lauder
Parent material
Drifts derived from sandstones and conglomerates of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform
Hills and valley sides with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Lauder · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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