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FPA-12715

Blackburnrig 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

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

Register grid reference: NT786661 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Compartment 2a
Nearest town
Grantshouse
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT786661
Total area
0.81 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 21 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 4 August 2025
  4. Consultation closes 1 September 2025
  5. Decision issued 12 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 28 February 2026
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12715

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
18 Aug 2025 – 31 Oct 2025
Felling area
0.81 ha
Estimated volume
160 m³
Proposed restocking
0.81 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Pedunculate oakRowanSilver birchWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.41 ha 30 yr — 100 m³ N/A
2a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.2 ha 30 yr — 30 m³ N/A
2a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.2 ha 30 yr — 30 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
2a Replant felled area Silver birch 25% 0.2 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Rowan 30% 0.24 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 30% 0.24 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 15% 0.12 ha 1,600 — —

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-11223 Blackburn Rig Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 42 m away Area 0.78 ha Decision issued
FPA-7175 Blackburn Rigg Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 665 m away Area 8.23 ha Decision issued
FLA02753 Blackburn Farm Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 828 m away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-12103 Roadside Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 855 m away Area 1.3 ha Approved
FPA-10504 Bowshiel Wood Location

Grantshouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 0.2 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
20FGS54983 Bowshiel Native Creation 20 Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 3.52 ha Approved
18FGS33893 Bowshiel Native Planting Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 6.13 ha Approved
18FGS33501 Ecclaw Farm New Native Woodland 2019 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 1 ha Approved
24FGS80379 Abbey St Bathans Phase 3 woodland planting Location

Abbey St Bathans

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 6.5 ha Approved
25FGS87059 Abbey St Bathans Phase 4 Woodland Creation Location

Abbey St Bathans

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.0 km away Area 2.6 ha Approved

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

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Approved
    To
    Expired

  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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