FLA02369

Synton Mains

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Trap Plantation, Whinfield Strip
Nearest town: Ashkirk
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT486228

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 19 July 2017
Consultation opens 25 July 2017
Consultation closes 22 August 2017
Decision issued 5 September 2017

Area

Total area: 5.22 ha
Conifer: 5.13 ha
Broadleaf: 0.09 ha

Official source

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FLA02369

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 485 227

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 207

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB164788 Synton Mill Farm	Location Ashkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 566 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 25 Jan 2013
CB423198 Synton Mains	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 806 m away	Area 3.12 ha	Decision issued 20 May 2014
CB05296 Synton Parkhead	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 895 m away	Area 8.72 ha	Decision issued 19 Mar 2012
FLA03146 Synton	Location Selkirk Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 7.81 ha	Decision issued 2 Aug 2018
FLA00248 Dimpleknowe	Location Lilliesleaf Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.99 ha	Decision issued 5 Feb 2015