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FPA-6929

Blackburn Mill

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: NT763658 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpts 1-6
Nearest town
Granthouse
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT763658
Total area
5.34 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 December 2019
  2. Application accepted 3 December 2019
  3. Consultation opens 6 December 2019
  4. Consultation closes 13 January 2020
  5. Decision issued 24 January 2020
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2022
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-6929

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Dec 2020
Felling area
5.34 ha
Estimated volume
1,530 m³
Thinning area
6.37 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifersScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Pedunculate oakRowanSitka spruceSycamoreWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.23 ha 35 yr — 50 m³ Paint
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.4 ha 35 yr — 400 m³ Paint
3b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.5 ha 35 yr — 60 m³ Paint
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.67 ha 35 yr — 200 m³ Paint
4b Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.8 ha 35 yr — 150 m³ Paint
6a Clear Felling Scots pine 1.54 ha 35 yr — 400 m³ Paint
6b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 35 yr — 60 m³ Paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
2a Scots pine 2.82 ha 100 m³
2b Mixed conifers 0.74 ha 50 m³
5 Sitka spruce 2.81 ha 60 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 25% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Sycamore 20% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Rowan 40% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 15% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
3a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 85% 1.19 ha 2,500 — —
3a Replant felled area Sycamore 10% 0.14 ha 1,600 — —
3a Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
3b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 85% 0.43 ha 2,500 — —
3b Replant felled area Sycamore 10% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
3b Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
4a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 85% 0.57 ha 2,500 — —
4a Replant felled area Sycamore 10% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
4a Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
4b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 85% 0.68 ha 2,500 — —
4b Replant felled area Sycamore 10% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
4b Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.04 ha 1,600 — -3/5
6a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 85% 1.31 ha 2,500 — —
6a Replant felled area Sycamore 10% 0.15 ha 1,600 — —
6a Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
6b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 85% 0.17 ha 2,500 — —
6b Replant felled area Sycamore 10% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
6b Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.01 ha 1,600 — -4/5

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10012 Blackburn Mill Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 138 m away Area 6.48 ha Decision issued
FLA03221 Blackburn Farm Location

Duns

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 644 m away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
CB330232 Blackburn Farm Location

Duns

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 974 m away Area 3.6 ha Decision issued
FLA02753 Blackburn Farm Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FLA02593 Blackburn Farm Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 8.5 ha Decision issued

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Woodland creation applications

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18FGS33501 Ecclaw Farm New Native Woodland 2019 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 1 ha Approved
20FGS54983 Bowshiel Native Creation 20 Location

Earlston

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Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 3.52 ha Approved
18FGS33893 Bowshiel Native Planting Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 6.13 ha Approved
24FGS80379 Abbey St Bathans Phase 3 woodland planting Location

Abbey St Bathans

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 6.5 ha Approved
25FGS87059 Abbey St Bathans Phase 4 Woodland Creation Location

Abbey St Bathans

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 2.6 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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