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FPA-12119

Shankend Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Kailyard Wood
Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT518050

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 3 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 3 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 10 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 10 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 16 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
9.48 ha
Conifer
5.90 ha

Official source

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FPA-12119

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First archived 9 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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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
7 Apr 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area
9.48 ha
Estimated volume
2,935 m³
Proposed restocking
9.48 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Norway spruce 2.7 ha 30 yr 3,300 900 m³ Bounderies
1a Clear Felling Japanese larch 1 ha 30 yr 1,100 250 m³ Bounderies
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.43 ha 30 yr 500 125 m³ Bounderies
1a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.3 ha 30 yr 150 50 m³ Bounderies
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.1 ha 30 yr 110 60 m³ Bounderies
2a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.2 ha 30 yr 220 120 m³ Bounderies
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2 ha 30 yr 2,600 650 m³ Bounderies
3a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.88 ha 30 yr 1,000 250 m³ Bounderies
3a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.35 ha 30 yr 350 125 m³ Bounderies
3a Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.26 ha 30 yr 500 100 m³ Bounderies
4a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.57 ha 30 yr 600 125 m³ Bounderies
4a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.3 ha 30 yr 500 100 m³ Bounderies
4b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.14 ha 30 yr 120 30 m³ Bounderies
4b Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.08 ha 30 yr 80 25 m³ Bounderies
4c Clear Felling Scots pine 0.17 ha 30 yr 100 25 m³ Bounderies

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 62.75% 2.78 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 7.45% 0.33 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 7.45% 0.33 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Western red cedar 7.45% 0.33 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 60% 0.18 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 8% 0.02 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Douglas fir 8% 0.02 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Western red cedar 8% 0.02 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 62.75% 2.19 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Norway spruce 7.45% 0.26 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Douglas fir 7.45% 0.26 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Western red cedar 7.45% 0.26 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 62.7% 0.79 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Norway spruce 7.14% 0.09 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Douglas fir 7.14% 0.09 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Western red cedar 7.14% 0.09 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 7.45% 0.33 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Birch 7.45% 0.33 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 8% 0.02 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Birch 8% 0.02 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Scots pine 7.45% 0.26 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Birch 7.45% 0.26 ha 1,600
4 Replant felled area Scots pine 7.94% 0.1 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Birch 7.94% 0.1 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

STH22_1120

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity Covers application grid-reference point Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_1121-1122

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 153 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0531_0532_0534 Shankendshiel

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0379

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0409 Maiden Paps

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.7 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 517 049

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 412

Peaty gleys

Soil association
Minto
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone Silurian and Ordovician sediments
Landform
Foothills with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Stenishope · 100% Peaty gleys
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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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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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