FPA-11171

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: Flass Woodlands
Nearest town: Westruther
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT637531
Total area: 20.79 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 27 November 2023
Application accepted 27 November 2023
Consultation opens 12 January 2024
Consultation closes 9 February 2024
Decision issued 12 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-11171

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 27 Nov 2023 – 27 Nov 2025
Felling area: 20.79 ha
Estimated volume: 12,000 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

LarchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Flass	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	19.63 ha	35 yr	35,000	11,330 m³	None
Flass	Clear Felling	Larch	1.16 ha	60 yr	1,500	670 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Flass	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	67%	13.93 ha	2,500	—	—
Flass	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	7%	1.46 ha	2,500	—	—
Flass	Replant felled area	Scots pine	3%	0.62 ha	2,500	—	—
Flass	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6%	1.25 ha	1,600	—	—
Flass	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	12%	2.49 ha	800	—	—
Flass	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5%	1.04 ha	—	—	—

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-8326 Flass	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 52 m away	Area 20.79 ha	Decision issued 2 Sept 2021
FPA-11180 The Flass	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 20.67 ha	Decision issued 23 Feb 2024
FPA-6750 Wedderlie Farm	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 6.37 ha	Decision issued 8 Nov 2019
CB283692 Wedderlie Farm	Location Westruther/Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 2 ha	Decision issued 19 Sept 2013
FPA-10127 Flass & Raecleugh	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 27.8 ha	Decision issued 18 Jan 2023

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 775 m away	Area 23.58 ha	Approved 6 Jan 2020
20FGS51103 TTH Bedshiel west woodland creation	Location Westruther Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 4.4 km away	Area 3.22 ha	Approved 16 Dec 2020
19FGS40323 Pyatshaw NWC 1	Location LAUDER Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.3 km away	Area 4.6 ha	Approved 3 Oct 2019
21FGS56704 Burncastle NWC 2021	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.4 km away	Area 9.92 ha	Approved 7 Jun 2021
15FGS02915 Crow Wood NWC	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 5.1 ha	Approved 29 Nov 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
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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