FPA-11528
Whitslaid Farm
Expired Felling Permission Application
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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
Key dates
- Application registered 16 April 2024
- Application accepted 16 April 2024
- Consultation opens 22 May 2024
- Consultation closes 19 June 2024
- Decision issued 3 July 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 3.00 ha
- Conifer
- 2.96 ha
Official source
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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
- 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
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Beech Hazel Holly Norway spruce Rowan Sessile oak Western hemlock Whitebeam Wild cherry (Gean)
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume 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
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative 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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Protected places
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
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
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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