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FPA-12439

Yair Estate

Approved 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: NT449334 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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Country
Scotland
Woodland
Yair Estate
Nearest town
Clovenfords
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT449334
Total area
1.54 ha

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Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 April 2025
  2. Application accepted 7 April 2025
  3. Consultation opens 20 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 18 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 23 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12439

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027
Felling area
1.54 ha
Estimated volume
500.7 m³
Thinning area
1.55 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
1.54 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
4a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.21 ha 50 yr 32 45 m³ N/A
4a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.36 ha 50 yr 44 77 m³ N/A
4a Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.01 ha 50 yr 1 2 m³ N/A
4a Clear Felling Oak 0.01 ha 50 yr 5 2 m³ N/A
4a Clear Felling Ash 0.08 ha 50 yr 52 18 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.19 ha 50 yr 38 46 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Grand fir 0.52 ha 50 yr 51 127 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.02 ha 50 yr 7 6 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.05 ha 50 yr 8 11 m³ N/A
7a Clear Felling Ash 0.01 ha 50 yr 2 2 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 60 yr 18 47 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.01 ha 60 yr 6 30 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Grand fir 0.01 ha 60 yr 6 19 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.01 ha 60 yr 2 5 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Corsican pine 0.01 ha 60 yr 1 0.4 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Western red cedar 0.01 ha 60 yr 3 4 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Oak 0.01 ha 60 yr 1 0.4 m³ N/A
16a Clear Felling Sycamore 0.01 ha 60 yr 1 0.9 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)
3a Norway spruce 0.29 ha 37 m³ 320 220
12b Sitka spruce 0.3 ha 5 m³ 250 240
12b Douglas fir 0.78 ha 13 m³ 250 240
12b Japanese larch 0.18 ha 3 m³ 250 240

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
4 Replant felled area Sessile oak 24.03% 0.37 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Birch 8.44% 0.13 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Sycamore 4.55% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
4 Replant felled area Rowan 1.95% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
4 Create Designed Open Ground — 4.55% 0.07 ha — — —
7 Replant felled area Douglas fir 25.97% 0.4 ha 2,500 — —
7 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 12.34% 0.19 ha 2,500 — —
7 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 7.79% 0.12 ha 1,600 — —
7 Create Designed Open Ground — 5.19% 0.08 ha — — —
16 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 3.9% 0.06 ha 2,500 — —
16 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 0.65% 0.01 ha 1,600 — —
16 Create Designed Open Ground — 0.65% 0.01 ha — — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-8730 Yair Estate Location

Clovenfords

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 0 m away Area 3.59 ha Decision issued
FLA03031 Yair House Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 641 m away Area 3.15 ha Decision issued
FLA02212 Yair Estate Location

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Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 762 m away Area 2.13 ha Decision issued
FPA-7833 Fairnilee Estate Location

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Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 16.31 ha Decision issued
FLA-6119 Fairnilee Estate (Clearfell) Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 19.78 ha Decision issued

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Status Approved Distance 4.6 km away Area 67.99 ha Approved
18FGS29398 Broadmeadows Woodland Creation 2018 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 265.27 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
    Approved

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