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FPA-13324

Hollybush Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt's 4b & 6a
Nearest town
Galashiels
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT489352

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 11 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 12 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 23 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 21 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 28 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.97 ha
Conifer
0.96 ha
Broadleaf
0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13324

Find FPA-13324 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 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. Standingwire added data from the PDF

    Information from the application PDF is available below.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 May 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area
0.97 ha
Estimated volume
0 m³
Proposed restocking
0.97 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Oak Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
4b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.58 ha 55 yr N/A
6a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.38 ha 65 yr N/A
6a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.01 ha 60 yr N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 52% 0.5 ha 2,500
4b Replant felled area Oak 7% 0.07 ha 1,600
6a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 18% 0.17 ha 2,500
6a Replant felled area Scots pine 18% 0.17 ha 2,500
6a Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.05 ha 1,600

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

STH21_1082 Craig Cairn

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0039

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0238

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 5.0 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 1.8 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 489 352

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

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