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FPA-12524

West Middles Farm

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
  • SF - Selective Felling

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

Register grid reference: NT533245 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Shelterbelts
Nearest town
Selkirk
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT533245
Total area
0.94 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 2 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 2 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 28 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 9 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12524

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Forestry operations

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

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

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BeechDouglas firOakSitka spruceSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
16 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 50 yr 250 125 m³ Boundary
16 Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.12 ha 50 yr 18 3 m³ Boundary
11 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.21 ha 50 yr 105 63 m³ Boundary
11 Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.11 ha 50 yr 17 16 m³ Boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
16 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 0.4 ha 2,250 — —
16 Replant felled area Douglas fir 20% 0.12 ha 2,250 — —
16 Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
16 Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
16 Replant felled area Beech 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
11 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65% 0.21 ha 2,250 — —
11 Replant felled area Douglas fir 20% 0.06 ha 2,250 — —
11 Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
11 Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
11 Replant felled area Beech 5% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

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Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA00475 Firth Farm Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 926 m away Area 0.6 ha Decision issued
CB09159 Newhouse Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 1.79 ha Decision issued
FPA-6633 Craggs Farm Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 2.66 ha Decision issued
CB76020 Harelaw Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 1.49 ha Decision issued
FPA-11065 Drove Road Plantation Location

Lilliesleaf,

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 2.76 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
23FGS74893 Droveroad Wood Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 18.56 ha Approved
25FGS84779 Milrighall Woodland Creation Grant Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 0.71 ha Approved
16FGS09978 Huntlaw Extension Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 70.74 ha Approved
23FGS75374 Chesterknowes Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 42.9 ha Approved
16FGS06134 Larch House Paddock Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.4 km away Area 1.25 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
    Approved

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