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CB423198

Synton Mains

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Trap Plantation, Whinfield Strip
Nearest town
Selkirk
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT478229

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 10 April 2014
  3. Consultation opens 16 April 2014
  4. Consultation closes 14 May 2014
  5. Decision issued 20 May 2014

Area

Total area
3.12 ha
Conifer
2.51 ha
Broadleaf
0.61 ha

Official source

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CB423198

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

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

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Dunhog Moss

Site 569

Official SiteLink record for Dunhog Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 3.19 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 477 229

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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

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PERTH

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Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 49.13 ha Approved

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