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FPA-9996

Blackhouse Forest Estate, Storm Arwen damage

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.

Register grid reference: NT252288 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 6a1, clear wind blow to firm edges
Nearest town
Selkirk
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT252288
Total area
0.64 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 September 2022
  2. Application accepted 8 September 2022
  3. Consultation opens 30 September 2022
  4. Consultation closes 28 October 2022
  5. Decision issued 1 November 2022
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2025
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9996

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
30 Sept 2022 – 1 Oct 2023
Felling area
0.64 ha
Estimated volume
320 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

HazelRowanScots pineSilver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
6a1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 38 yr 120 30 m³ None
6a1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.58 ha 38 yr 1,150 290 m³ None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
6a1 Replant felled area Scots pine 47% 0.3 ha 2,700 — —
6a1 Replant felled area Silver birch 27% 0.17 ha 1,600 — —
6a1 Replant felled area Rowan 8% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
6a1 Replant felled area Hazel 8% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
6a1 Create Designed Open Ground — 10% 0.06 ha — — -2/3

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-9934 Blackhouse Forest Estate Jefferies Cleuch Section Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 115 m away Area 10.22 ha Decision issued
FPA-8278 Blackhouse Forest Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 475 m away Area 4.83 ha Decision issued
FPA-10801 Blackhouse Forest Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 508 m away Area 8.57 ha Decision issued
FPA-7252 Blackhouse Forest Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 930 m away Area 66.72 ha Decision issued
FPA-6612 Blackhouse Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 930 m away Area 14.9 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
25FGS89521 North Hawkshawrig WC Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 165.2 ha Approved
18FGS29878 Catslackburn Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.5 km away Area 295.99 ha Approved
16FGS13737 Craigierig Shelterbelts 2016 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.6 km away Area 8 ha Approved
19FGS39203 Kailzie Farms New Woods Location

PEEBLES

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.1 km away Area 20.9 ha Approved
26FGS93740 Kailzie Farm Riparian Woodlands Location

Peebles

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.7 km away Area 5.33 ha Key date Not published

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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