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FPA-8278

Blackhouse Forest Estate

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
  • SF - Selective Felling

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

Register grid reference: NT250285 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Lochan block (LB), Cpt 9, Blackhouses Cpt 1 h
Nearest town
Selkirk
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT250285
Total area
4.83 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 July 2021
  2. Application accepted 6 July 2021
  3. Consultation opens 4 August 2021
  4. Consultation closes 4 August 2021
  5. Decision issued 19 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-8278

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
26 Aug 2021 – 1 Sept 2023
Felling area
4.83 ha
Estimated volume
1,172 m³

Species in felling operations

LarchMixed broadleavesNorway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed broadleavesMixed native broadleavesScots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
9h Selective Felling Norway spruce 0.25 ha 36 yr 75 20 m³ Tapes
9h Selective Felling Larch 0.25 ha 36 yr 75 25 m³ Tapes
1h Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.05 ha 36 yr 100 20 m³ Tapes
1h Clear Felling Larch 0.05 ha 36 yr 30 5 m³ Tapes
1h Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.05 ha 36 yr 25 2 m³ Tapes
LB Clear Felling Larch 4.18 ha 36 yr 4,450 1,100 m³ map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Lochan Block Replant felled area Scots pine 35.89% 1.5 ha 2,500 — —
Lochan Block Replant felled area Douglas fir 63.16% 2.64 ha 2,500 — —
Lochan Block Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 0.24% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
9h Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 30% 0.15 ha 1,600 — —
1h Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 33.33% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
9h Create Designed Open Ground — 70% 0.35 ha — — —
1h Create Designed Open Ground — 66.67% 0.1 ha — — —
Lochan Block Create Designed Open Ground — 0.72% 0.03 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 208 m away Area 10.22 ha Decision issued
FPA-9996 Blackhouse Forest Estate, Storm Arwen damage Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 208 m away Area 0.64 ha Decision issued
FPA-10801 Blackhouse Forest Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 393 m away Area 8.57 ha Decision issued
FPA-7252 Blackhouse Forest Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 66.72 ha Decision issued
FPA-6612 Blackhouse Estate Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 14.9 ha Decision issued

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Woodland creation applications

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Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.3 km away Area 8 ha Approved
18FGS29878 Catslackburn Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.6 km away Area 295.99 ha Approved
19FGS39203 Kailzie Farms New Woods Location

PEEBLES

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.4 km away Area 20.9 ha Approved
25FGS87399 Davids Wood Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 9.0 km away Area 3.52 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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