FPA-12228

Rachan Mill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartments 5 and Compartment 6a
Nearest town: Broughton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT105341

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 6 February 2025
Application accepted 6 February 2025
Consultation opens 12 February 2025
Consultation closes 12 March 2025
Decision issued 14 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 6.39 ha
Conifer: 6.39 ha

Official source

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FPA-12228

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 14:03 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 BST

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: 3 Mar 2025 – 31 Oct 2027
Felling area: 6.39 ha
Estimated volume: 2,215 m³
Proposed restocking: 6.39 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.93 ha	40 yr	3,167	1,900 m³	N/A
6a	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.73 ha	60 yr	1,120	210 m³	N/A
6a	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.73 ha	60 yr	840	105 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	44.13%	2.82 ha	2,500	—	—
5b	Replant felled area	Scots pine	19.72%	1.26 ha	1,600	—	—
5c	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	4.54%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
5c	Replant felled area	Silver birch	2.03%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
5c	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	2.82%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
5d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	3.91%	0.25 ha	—	—	—
6a	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	22.85%	1.46 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH18_0964 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_0964

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued

Proximity 4.7 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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 1.9 km away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 104 341

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

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Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees