FPA-11489

Midlemburn Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Midlemburn Farm Woods Cpt 2a,4a,5a,5b & 6
Nearest town: Midlem
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT521265

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Key dates

Application registered 2 April 2024
Application accepted 3 April 2024
Consultation opens 29 April 2024
Consultation closes 27 May 2024
Decision issued 30 May 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.56 ha
Conifer: 0.56 ha

Official source

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FPA-11489

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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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27 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST

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: 3 Apr 2024 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area: 0.56 ha
Estimated volume: 380 m³
Thinning area: 3.28 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Beech Norway spruce Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.56 ha	60 yr	500	200 m³	Cutter

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
2a	Sitka spruce	0.8 ha	50 m³	2,500	1,800
2a,5a,6	Scots pine	1.64 ha	100 m³	2,500	1,800
2a	Hybrid larch	0.5 ha	20 m³	2,500	1,800
2a,5a	Mixed conifers	0.34 ha	10 m³	2,500	1,800

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	75%	0.42 ha	2,500	—	—
4a	Replant felled area	Oak	10%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—
4a	Replant felled area	Beech	5%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
4a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.06 ha	—	—	—

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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
Clarilaw Grasslands Site 360 Official SiteLink record for Clarilaw Grasslands ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 43.94 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Whitmuirhall Loch Site 1638 Official SiteLink record for Whitmuirhall Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 11.86 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Clarilaw Grasslands

Site 360

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 43.94 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Whitmuirhall Loch

Site 1638

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 11.86 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 520 264

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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