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FPA-8259

Mosshouses Farm

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: NT531396 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Mosshouses Wood
Nearest town
Galashiels
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT531396
Total area
0.93 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 1 July 2021
  2. Application accepted 1 July 2021
  3. Consultation opens 11 August 2021
  4. Consultation closes 11 August 2021
  5. Decision issued 12 August 2021
  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-8259

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Aug 2021 – 31 Jul 2023
Felling area
0.93 ha
Estimated volume
578 m³
Thinning area
1.64 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesMixed native broadleavesSitka spruceWoody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 60 yr 335 205 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 60 yr 15 5 m³ n/a
3b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 20 yr 25 6 m³ n/a
5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.34 ha 45 yr 300 210 m³ n/a
5 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 45 yr 50 8 m³ n/a
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 50 yr 115 52 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
2 Sitka spruce 1.47 ha 80 m³
3d Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 2 m³
4 Sitka spruce 0.11 ha 10 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
3a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 88.1% 0.37 ha 2,500 — —
3b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 11.9% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
5 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 17.95% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
5 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 43.59% 0.17 ha 2,500 — —
5 Replant felled area Woody shrubs 20.51% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
5 Create Designed Open Ground — 17.95% 0.07 ha — — —
6 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 41.67% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 58.33% 0.07 ha 2,500 — -3/4

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
CB520590 Mosshouses Farm Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 514 m away Area 2.18 ha Decision issued
CB523389 over langshaw Farm Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 930 m away Area 3.17 ha Decision issued
FPA-10921 Chatto Craigs, Langshaw Location

Langshaw

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.16 ha Decision issued
FPA-8253 Overlangshaws Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.34 ha Decision issued
FLA-6016 Craigsford Mains Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 1.52 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
23FGS74796 Chatto Craigs Location

Langshaw

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 91.8 ha Approved
21FGS56444 Glendearg Allan Water Planting Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 21.69 ha Approved
25FGS89161 West Jeaniefield Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 43.19 ha Approved
19FGS39823 Colmsliehill Native Woodland Location

GALASHIELS

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 5.88 ha Approved
17FGS21617 Glendearg Native Woodlands 2017 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 48.05 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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