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FPA-11412

Gala Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 1
Nearest town
Galashiels
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT491356

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 13 March 2024
  3. Consultation opens 15 March 2024
  4. Consultation closes 12 April 2024
  5. Decision issued 18 April 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
0.09 ha
Conifer
0.03 ha
Broadleaf
0.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-11412

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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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  2. First captured

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

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
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/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative 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
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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

STH21_1082 Craig Cairn

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 490 355

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

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Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

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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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