FPA-11180

The Flass

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 2
Nearest town: Westruther
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT628537
Total area: 20.67 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 30 November 2023
Application accepted 30 November 2023
Consultation opens 18 January 2024
Consultation closes 15 February 2024
Decision issued 23 February 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-11180

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Feb 2024 – 1 Feb 2026
Felling area: 20.67 ha
Estimated volume: 11,162 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Douglas firSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AlderDowny birchSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.37 ha	36 yr	11,466	3,440 m³	Tape
2c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.25 ha	36 yr	5,850	1,755 m³	Tape
2d	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	1.54 ha	36 yr	2,772	832 m³	Tape
2j	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	1.41 ha	36 yr	2,538	761 m³	Tape
2k	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.05 ha	36 yr	1,890	567 m³	Tape
2l	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.89 ha	36 yr	7,002	2,101 m³	Tape
2m	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	36 yr	630	189 m³	Tape
2o	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.17 ha	36 yr	306	92 m³	Tape
2q	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.19 ha	36 yr	342	103 m³	Tape
2r	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	36 yr	288	86 m³	Tape
2s	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.06 ha	36 yr	108	32 m³	Tape
2t	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.23 ha	36 yr	414	124 m³	Tape
2u	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.87 ha	36 yr	1,566	470 m³	Tape
2x	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.75 ha	36 yr	1,350	405 m³	Tape
2y	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.03 ha	36 yr	54	16 m³	Tape
2z	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	36 yr	630	189 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	78.81%	16.29 ha	2,500	—	—
2e	Replant felled area	Downy birch	1.69%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
2e	Replant felled area	Common alder	1.74%	0.36 ha	1,600	—	—
2f	Replant felled area	Downy birch	1.26%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—
2f	Replant felled area	Common alder	1.31%	0.27 ha	1,600	—	—
2g	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.77%	0.16 ha	—	—	—
2k	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	14.42%	2.98 ha	2,500	—	—

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-11171 Flass	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 20.79 ha	Decision issued 12 Feb 2024
FPA-8326 Flass	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 20.79 ha	Decision issued 2 Sept 2021
FPA-10127 Flass & Raecleugh	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 27.8 ha	Decision issued 18 Jan 2023
FPA-6750 Wedderlie Farm	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 6.37 ha	Decision issued 8 Nov 2019
CB283692 Wedderlie Farm	Location Westruther/Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 2 ha	Decision issued 19 Sept 2013

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
19FGS43663 Wedderlie Phase 1	Location GORDON Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 23.58 ha	Approved 6 Jan 2020
20FGS51103 TTH Bedshiel west woodland creation	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 3.22 ha	Approved 16 Dec 2020
21FGS56704 Burncastle NWC 2021	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 9.92 ha	Approved 7 Jun 2021
19FGS40323 Pyatshaw NWC 1	Location LAUDER Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.3 km away	Area 4.6 ha	Approved 3 Oct 2019
24FGS81459 Blythe Water NWC	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 8.47 ha	Approved 11 Mar 2025

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
10 Oct 2026, 13:36 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:41 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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