FPA-11412

Gala Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cpt 1
Nearest town: Galashiels
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT491356
Total area: 0.09 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 12 March 2024
Application accepted 13 March 2024
Consultation opens 15 March 2024
Consultation closes 12 April 2024
Decision issued 18 April 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11412

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Apr 2024 – 30 Mar 2026
Felling area: 0.09 ha
Estimated volume: 42 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.09 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshHybrid larchMixed broadleavesSycamore

Proposed restocking species

CherryRowanSilver birchWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.02 ha	50 yr	30	10 m³	N/A
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Ash	0.02 ha	50 yr	30	10 m³	N/A
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.03 ha	50 yr	30	14 m³	N/A
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	50 yr	30	8 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Rowan	33.33%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Cherry	33.33%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Silver birch	22.22%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 1	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	11.11%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11015 Tansy Knowe	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 46 m away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 10 Oct 2023
FPA-11016 No 8 Elm Grove	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 46 m away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 10 Oct 2023
FPA-10970 Gala Estate	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 46 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 10 Oct 2023
FPA-13324 Hollybush Estate	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 336 m away	Area 0.97 ha	Approved 28 May 2026
FPA-9591 Hollybush and Gala Estate	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 469 m away	Area 3.02 ha	Decision issued 21 Nov 2022

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
20FGS53203 Langlee Mains Native Woodland	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 6.79 ha	Approved 14 Dec 2020
16FGS07095 Langlee Mains New Native Woodland	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 14.37 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
19FGS43263 Easter Langlee woodland 2019	Location JEDBURGH Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 2.16 ha	Approved 13 Jan 2020
17FGS21617 Glendearg Native Woodlands 2017	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 48.05 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
16FGS12599 Meigle NWC Phase 2	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 29.14 ha	Approved 13 Dec 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 10:34 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:38 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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