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FPA-10714

Overhowden Farm

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
  • SF - Selective Felling
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT482520 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Overhowden Wood
Nearest town
Oxton
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT482520
Total area
2.64 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 June 2023
  2. Application accepted 1 June 2023
  3. Consultation opens 6 July 2023
  4. Consultation closes 3 August 2023
  5. Decision issued 17 August 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-10714

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
6 Jul 2023 – 1 Dec 2023
Felling area
2.64 ha
Estimated volume
3,474 m³
Thinning area
0.21 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt 1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.22 ha 40 yr 350 200 m³ n/a
Cpt 1b Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 40 yr 6 4 m³ n/a
Cpt 1b Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 40 yr 100 40 m³ n/a
Cpt 1c Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 40 yr 40 30 m³ n/a
Cpt 1c Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 40 yr 15 5 m³ n/a
Cpt 1d Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 35 yr 50 20 m³ n/a
Cpt 2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.62 ha 40 yr 1,200 950 m³ n/a
Cp 2b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 40 yr 290 200 m³ n/a
Cpt 3a Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.14 ha 30 yr 280 190 m³ n/a
Cpt 3b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.28 ha 45 yr 2,600 1,820 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
Cpt 2c Mixed conifers 0.21 ha 15 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt 1a Replant felled area Norway spruce 40% 0.09 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1a Replant felled area Douglas fir 30% 0.07 ha 2,500 — —
Cpt 1a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 30% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
CPT 1b, 1c, 1d Replant felled area Douglas fir 20% 0.04 ha 2,500 — —
CPT 1b, 1c, 1d Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 80% 0.18 ha 1,600 — —
CPTs 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 50% 1.1 ha 2,500 — —
CPTs 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b Replant felled area Norway spruce 20% 0.44 ha 2,500 — —
CPTs 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b Replant felled area Douglas fir 20% 0.44 ha 2,500 — —
CPTs 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 10% 0.22 ha 1,600 — -3/4

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
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Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 686 m away Area 1.5 ha Approved
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Lauder

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 5.91 ha Decision issued
CB454641 Kirktonhill Farm Location

Oxton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.14 ha Decision issued
FPA-12311 Justicehall Location

Oxton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.3 km away Area 0.1 ha Approved
FLA03030 Middletoun and Burnhouse Mains Location

Fountainhall

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 6.2 ha Decision issued

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
21FGS62307 Mountmill Burn Woodland Creation Location

Oxton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 611 m away Area 112.31 ha Approved
19FGS43523 Inchkeith FGS2 2019 Location

LAUDER

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 10.6 ha Approved
20FGS50684 TTH Bowerhouse and Pilmuir NWC Location

Lauder

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 21.75 ha Approved
21FGS61285 Threeburnford Native Woodland Planting Location

Oxton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 6.81 ha Approved
18FGS30098 Longmuir Rig Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 30.76 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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