FPA-11537

Slipperfield

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpts 3, 4 and 5
Nearest town: West Linton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT136503

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 18 April 2024
Application accepted 18 April 2024
Consultation opens 30 April 2024
Consultation closes 28 May 2024
Decision issued 4 June 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 3.99 ha
Conifer: 3.88 ha
Broadleaf: 0.11 ha

Official source

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FPA-11537

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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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11 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST

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: 3.99 ha
Estimated volume: 1,615 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.99 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Norway maple Oak Rowan Scots pine Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.37 ha	60 yr	110	120 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.03 ha	60 yr	30	25 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.06 ha	90 yr	310	330 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.08 ha	60 yr	30	20 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.16 ha	55 yr	760	560 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.04 ha	55 yr	40	35 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.03 ha	55 yr	25	20 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.97 ha	55 yr	780	460 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.25 ha	55 yr	60	45 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	67%	2.67 ha	2,500	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Scots pine	12%	0.48 ha	2,500	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Oak	8%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Norway maple	4%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Rowan	2%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	2%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Replant felled area	Hazel	2%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
2,3,4 and 5	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3%	0.12 ha	—	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH17_0560 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Withdrawn	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH17_0560

P. ramorum

Hosts: Rhododendron

Status Withdrawn

Proximity 4.6 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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
Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland Site 523 Official SiteLink record for Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 462 m away	Published area 64.59 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

Site 523

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 462 m away

Published area 64.59 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 136 503

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 197

Brown earths with peaty alluvial soils with dystrophic basin peat

Soil association: Eckford
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform: Mounds and hollows with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Eckford · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Basin Peat · 15% Dystrophic basin peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees