FPA-9531

Gilston

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: Gilston
Nearest town: Soutra
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT442566
Total area: 2.20 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 27 April 2022
Application accepted 27 April 2022
Consultation opens 18 May 2022
Consultation closes 15 June 2022
Decision issued 4 July 2022
Restocking due 30 June 2025
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9531

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 May 2022 – 31 Dec 2022
Felling area: 2.2 ha
Estimated volume: 500 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.2 ha	50 yr	1,000	500 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	74%	1.63 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	12%	0.26 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	5%	0.11 ha	1,100	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9%	0.2 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
CB203481 Gilston	Location Fala Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 280 m away	Area 0.01 ha	Decision issued 4 Apr 2013
FLA03433 Gilston Farm	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 321 m away	Area 2.63 ha	Decision issued 15 Oct 2018
CB513245 Gilston Farm	Location Fala Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 321 m away	Area 2.58 ha	Decision issued 31 Oct 2014
FPA-10442 Gilston Farm	Location Heriot Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 699 m away	Area 0.26 ha	Decision issued 14 Jun 2023
FPA-13066 Dere Street	Location Fala East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 741 m away	Area 1.16 ha	Approved 13 Apr 2026

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
21FGS62125 Dere Street Woodland Creation	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 893 m away	Area 29.79 ha	Approved 25 May 2022
21FGS62205 Brothershiels phase 2	Location Galashiels Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 5.54 ha	Approved 24 Feb 2022
22FGS69848 Soutra	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 65.61 ha	Approved 7 Mar 2023
18FGS32298 Brothershiels woodland creation 2019	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 46.4 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
21FGS63085 Mixed Woodland Creation	Location Dalkeith Midlothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 19.89 ha	Approved 15 Jun 2023

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 20:06 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:10 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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