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FPA-7989

Muirhouselaw 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
  • FC - Felling Coppice

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

Register grid reference: NT632281 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 15 & 17
Nearest town
St Boswells
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT632281
Total area
2.36 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 March 2021
  2. Application accepted 12 March 2021
  3. Consultation opens 13 May 2021
  4. Consultation closes 13 May 2021
  5. Decision issued 13 May 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2025
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-7989

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Apr 2021 – 31 Dec 2024
Felling area
2.36 ha
Estimated volume
430 m³

Species in felling operations

BirchMixed broadleavesMixed conifersNorway spruce

Proposed restocking species

AspenBirchNorway mapleOakRed oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
15 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.37 ha 35 yr 800 120 m³ Cutter Select
15 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.11 ha 35 yr 200 30 m³ Cutter Select
15 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.11 ha 35 yr 200 30 m³ Cutter Select
17 Felling Coppice Birch 1.44 ha 25 yr 2,500 200 m³ Cutter Select
17 Felling Coppice Mixed broadleaves 0.33 ha 25 yr 600 50 m³ Cutter Select

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt 15 Replant felled area Oak 17.37% 0.41 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 17 Replant felled area Oak 18.64% 0.44 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 15 Replant felled area Aspen 2.54% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 15 Replant felled area Red oak 2.54% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 15 Restock by natural regeneration Norway maple 2.54% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 17 Restock by coppice regrowth Birch 56.36% 1.33 ha 1,600 — -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-13107 Muirhouselaw Farm Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 11.85 ha Approved
FPA-7306 Muirhouselaw Location

Maxton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 12 ha Decision issued
FPA-11186 Rutherford Estate Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.65 ha Decision issued
FPA-8084 Muirhouselaw Farm Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-8092 Muirhouselaw Farm (Burnside) Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.52 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
24FGS83639 Rutherford and Mellendean Native Woodland Creation Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 11.02 ha Approved
16FGS13462 Chesters Craig Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 0.81 ha Approved
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.3 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
15FGS03256 Clarilaw NWC 2016 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.2 km away Area 6.45 ha Approved
16FGS08114 Clarilaw Conifer 2017 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.1 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

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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