FPA-9496

Whitmuir Toll

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Toll Wood
Nearest town: Selkirk
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT499279

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 April 2022
Application accepted 19 April 2022
Consultation opens 19 April 2022
Consultation closes 19 April 2022
Decision issued 5 May 2022

Area

Total area: 2.70 ha
Conifer: 2.70 ha

Official source

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FPA-9496

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:12 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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
Selkirk Racecourse Moss Site 1416 Official SiteLink record for Selkirk Racecourse Moss ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 38 m away	Published area 4.31 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Whitmuirhall Loch Site 1638 Official SiteLink record for Whitmuirhall Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 410 m away	Published area 11.86 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Whitlaw Mosses Site 1636 Official SiteLink record for Whitlaw Mosses ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 682 m away	Published area 21.51 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Lindean Reservoir Site 935 Official SiteLink record for Lindean Reservoir ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 13.28 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 499 278

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 207

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-6362 Whitmuir Toll	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.7 ha	Decision issued 26 Jun 2019
FPA-13641 Clarilawmuir	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Open For Comment	Distance 922 m away	Area 26.53 ha	Consultation ends 23 Sept 2026
FPA-11086 Easter Whitmuir	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 0.06 ha	Decision issued 12 Dec 2023
FLA00520 Whitmuir Farm	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 2.87 ha	Decision issued 8 Jul 2015
FLA03367 Whitmuir	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 2.84 ha	Decision issued 4 Sept 2018