FPA-11464
Craigsford West
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Black Cover
- Nearest town
- Earlston
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT565375
Key dates
- Application registered 25 March 2024
- Application accepted 25 March 2024
- Consultation opens 10 April 2024
- Consultation closes 8 May 2024
- Decision issued 23 May 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 1.86 ha
- Conifer
- 1.77 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.09 ha
Official source
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FPA-11464 Find FPA-11464 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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First captured
- 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
- 10 Apr 2024 – 10 Apr 2026
- Felling area
- 1.86 ha
- Estimated volume
- 564 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.86 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cover | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.77 ha | 40 yr | 2,717 | 543 m³ | None |
| Black Cover | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.09 ha | 40 yr | 135 | 21 m³ | None |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Covert | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 100% | 1.86 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gattonside Moss Site 682 Official SiteLink record for Gattonside Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.6 km away | Published area 5.23 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 564 374
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 209
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
- Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Nearby records
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| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-8290 Camp Plantation | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 316 m away | Area 3.35 ha | Decision issued |
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17FGS21617 Glendearg Native Woodlands 2017 | Location Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 5.2 km away | Area 48.05 ha | Approved |