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FPA-7960

Morridgehall 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: NT609289 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
St Boswells
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT609289
Total area
2.22 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 March 2021
  2. Application accepted 5 March 2021
  3. Consultation opens 22 April 2021
  4. Consultation closes 22 April 2021
  5. Decision issued 14 June 2021
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2023
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-7960

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
5 Mar 2021 – 31 Jul 2025
Felling area
2.22 ha
Estimated volume
865 m³
Thinning area
0.35 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesScots pineSilver birchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.4 ha 55 yr 960 160 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.39 ha 55 yr 935 140 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.22 ha 55 yr 560 90 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.23 ha 55 yr 580 85 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.06 ha 55 yr 70 30 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Silver birch 0.06 ha 55 yr 70 25 m³ n/a
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.51 ha 55 yr 1,200 180 m³ n/a
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 35 yr 870 120 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
4 Mixed broadleaves 0.19 ha 19 m³ 1,200 1,000
5 Mixed broadleaves 0.16 ha 16 m³ 1,200 1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 74.68% 0.59 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 25.32% 0.2 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 38.6% 0.22 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 40.35% 0.23 ha 2,500 — —
2 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 21.05% 0.12 ha 1,600 — —
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.51 ha 2,500 — —
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.35 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
FLA01930 Morridgehall Location

Maxton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 97 m away Area 0.79 ha Decision issued
FLA00297 Morridgehall Location

Maxton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 97 m away Area 2.43 ha Decision issued
CB209635 Morridgehall Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 97 m away Area 1.33 ha Decision issued
FPA-9638 Morridgehall Location

Maxton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 244 m away Area 0.16 ha Decision issued
FPA-7088 Longnewtown Forest Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 989 m away Area 3.21 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
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
24FGS83639 Rutherford and Mellendean Native Woodland Creation Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 11.02 ha Approved
15FGS03256 Clarilaw NWC 2016 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.2 km away Area 6.45 ha Approved
16FGS13462 Chesters Craig Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.0 km away Area 0.81 ha Approved
16FGS08114 Clarilaw Conifer 2017 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 3.36 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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