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FPA-12533

Laverlaw Woods

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Shelterbelts
Nearest town
Innerleithen
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT291374

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 8 May 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

Area

Total area
2.92 ha
Conifer
2.92 ha

Official source

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FPA-12533

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026
Felling area
2.92 ha
Estimated volume
1,284 m³
Proposed restocking
2.92 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Douglas fir Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.56 ha 45 yr 1,716 686 m³ Boundary
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.71 ha 45 yr 781 312 m³ Boundary
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.65 ha 45 yr 715 286 m³ Boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 40% 0.62 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 35% 0.55 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 10% 0.16 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.08 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Beech 5% 0.08 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.08 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 40% 0.28 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 35% 0.25 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Douglas fir 10% 0.07 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.04 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Beech 5% 0.04 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.04 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 40% 0.26 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Norway spruce 35% 0.23 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Douglas fir 10% 0.07 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.03 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Beech 5% 0.03 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.03 ha 1,600
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH17_1084_Glentress_Peel

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pr15_Nether_Horsburgh

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 291 374

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes
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

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.25 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 20.9 ha Approved
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Peebles

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Status Approved Distance 2.1 km away Area 11.74 ha Approved
19FGS41903 Lee Farm Woodland Creation Location

INNERLEITHEN

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.1 km away Area 33.9 ha Approved
21FGS59465 Traquair low density planting Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Under Consideration Distance 4.7 km away Area 0 ha Key date Not published

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.