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FPA-9539

Rachan Woodlands

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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT127343 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1 - 4
Nearest town
Drumelzier
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT127343
Total area
2.70 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 April 2022
  2. Application accepted 27 April 2022
  3. Consultation opens 11 May 2022
  4. Consultation closes 8 June 2022
  5. Decision issued 11 July 2022
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2024
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9539

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
30 Jun 2022 – 30 Jun 2024
Felling area
2.7 ha
Estimated volume
865 m³
Thinning area
6.05 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

HazelOakRowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.34 ha 55 yr 1,100 350 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.8 ha 55 yr 700 220 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.2 ha 55 yr 80 20 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.36 ha 55 yr 40 15 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
4 Scots pine 3.02 ha 150 m³
4 Larch 3.03 ha 110 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.34 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Rowan 25% 0.34 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Hawth orn 25% 0.34 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Hazel 25% 0.34 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Rowan 25% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Hawth orn 25% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Hazel 25% 0.25 ha 1,600 — —
3 Replant felled area Oak 100% 0.36 ha 1,600 — -2/3

Nearby

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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
FLA03218 Rachan Wood Location

Broughton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 76 m away Area 0.41 ha Decision issued
FLA01531 Rachan Farm Location

Broughton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 367 m away Area 5.7 ha Decision issued
FPA-12571 Dreva Farm Location

Broughton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 691 m away Area 0.2 ha Approved
FPA-12406 Drumelzier Place (CF) Location

Broughton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.53 ha Approved
FLA01355 Drumelzier Place Location

Broughton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.23 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
18FGS31558 Drumelzier Place Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 9.75 ha Approved
20FGS46403 Cairnview Location

BIGGAR

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 1 ha Approved
24FGS79539 Wychwood Woodland Creation Location

Broughton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 10.27 ha Approved
22FGS70099 Dreva Hope Location

Peebles

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 17.83 ha Approved
17FGS21237 Partridge Field Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 1.02 ha Approved

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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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