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FPA-11451

Darnhall Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Whitelawburn
Nearest town
Eddleston
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT228478

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 20 March 2024
  3. Consultation opens 5 April 2024
  4. Consultation closes 3 May 2024
  5. Decision issued 8 May 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
1.11 ha
Conifer
1.11 ha

Official source

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FPA-11451

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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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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. 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
1 Jun 2024 – 1 Jun 2026
Felling area
1.11 ha
Estimated volume
385 m³
Proposed restocking
1.11 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.95 ha 45 yr 329 m³ N/A
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 45 yr 56 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 100% 0.95 ha 1,600
1b Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 100% 0.16 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 228 478

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 220

Dystrophic blanket peat with peaty gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and undulating uplands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket peat
  • Dochroyle · 25% Peaty gleys
  • Hardlee · 25% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Status Approved Distance 3.4 km away Area 4.14 ha Approved
16FGS12237 Wester Deans Native Woodland Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 3.12 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.