FPA-13184
Wester Housebyres
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Drive Wood North
- Nearest town
- Gattonside
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT529364
Key dates
- Application registered 26 January 2026
- Application accepted 26 January 2026
- Consultation opens 12 February 2026
- Consultation closes 12 March 2026
- Decision issued 24 March 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2029
Area
- Total area
- 0.10 ha
- Conifer
- 0.04 ha
Official source
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FPA-13184 Find FPA-13184 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 6 Feb 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
- Felling area
- 0.1 ha
- Estimated volume
- 53 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.1 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.06 ha | 55 yr | 30 | 33 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Lawson cypress | 0.01 ha | 55 yr | 10 | 5.5 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.03 ha | 55 yr | 15 | 14.5 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Beech | 5% | 0.01 ha | 3,100 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 5% | 0.01 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Holly | 15% | 0.02 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Yew | 20% | 0.02 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 20% | 0.02 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Birch | 20% | 0.02 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 15% | 0.02 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenel Hill and Gorge Site 106 Official SiteLink record for Avenel Hill and Gorge ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 614 m away | Published area 46.8 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.1 km away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
| Gattonside Moss Site 682 Official SiteLink record for Gattonside Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.8 km away | Published area 5.23 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 529 363
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 206
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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