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CB486281

Kirkhouse Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NT325324 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Kirkhouse North
Nearest town
Traquair
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT325324
Total area
29.48 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 15 July 2014
  3. Consultation opens 29 July 2014
  4. Consultation closes 26 August 2014
  5. Decision issued 29 August 2014
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

CB486281

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Sept 2014 – 31 Aug 2015
Felling area
29.48 ha
Estimated volume
10,757 m³
Thinning area
13.21 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
29.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larchLodgepole pineMixed conifersSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
19a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.64 ha 33 yr 2,170 390 m³ Paint Boundary
22a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 17.66 ha 39 yr 24,000 6,720 m³ Paint Boundary
22b Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.22 ha 39 yr 250 62 m³ Paint Boundary
22d Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.67 ha 37 yr 2,200 528 m³ Paint Boundary
22e Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.59 ha 35 yr 6,050 1,330 m³ Paint Boundary
22c Clear Felling Japanese larch 3.7 ha 39 yr 1,350 567 m³ Paint Boundary

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
21a Mixed conifers 3.55 ha 260 m³ 1,600 1,200
21b Sitka spruce 9.66 ha 900 m³ 1,650 1,240

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
19a, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2% 0.59 ha 1,100 0 —
19a, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e Replant felled area Sitka spruce 98% 28.89 ha 2,500 0 —

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-8072 Kirkhouse Location

Kirkhouse

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 875 m away Area 0.28 ha Decision issued
FLA02974 Catslackburn & Whitehope Farms Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 962 m away Area 3.86 ha Decision issued
CB501538 Catslackburn Farm Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 962 m away Area 2.12 ha Decision issued
CB478764 Traquair Estate Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 6.2 ha Decision issued
FLA03609 Traquair Estate Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.71 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
21FGS56645 Damhead Phase 3 Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 25.95 ha Approved
20FGS46426 Damhead phase 2 Location

INNERLEITHEN

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 141.18 ha Approved
21FGS59465 Traquair low density planting Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Under Consideration Distance 3.3 km away Area 0 ha Key date Not published
21FGS59466 Traquair native woodland creation Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 0.68 ha Approved
18FGS29878 Catslackburn Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.0 km away Area 295.99 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

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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
    Expired

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