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FPA-13543

Kirklands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Shelter Belt
Nearest town
Innerleithen
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT331376

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 17 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 29 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 26 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 September 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.08 ha
Conifer
0.05 ha
Broadleaf
0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13543

Find FPA-13543 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 30 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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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

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
Felling area
0.08 ha
Estimated volume
25.8 m³
Proposed restocking
0.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Bird cherry Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Norway spruce Rowan Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.01 ha 25 yr 3 1.5 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 25 yr 20 13.2 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.02 ha 25 yr 9 8.1 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Bird cherry 0.01 ha 25 yr 4 3 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Plant an alternative area Sitka spruce 50% 0.04 ha 2,700 — A1
1 Plant an alternative area Norway spruce 25% 0.02 ha 2,700 — A2
1 Plant an alternative area Sessile oak 5% 0 ha 1,600 — A3
1 Plant an alternative area Silver birch 10% 0.01 ha 1,600 — A3
1 Plant an alternative area Rowan 5% 0 ha 1,600 — A3
1 Plant an alternative area Hazel 5% 0 ha 1,600 — A3
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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_0259_0260_a

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_1035 Kirnie Law

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0259_0260_b

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0755b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0755a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.3 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 1.3 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Plora Wood

Site 1297

Official SiteLink record for Plora Wood ↗ 		Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 22.5 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 331 375

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
  • Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous 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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Within 10 km
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 Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 7.49 ha Decision issued
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Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

 Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 2.98 ha Approved
FPA-10332 Pheasantry Location

Innerleithen

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 Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.04 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
19FGS41903 Lee Farm Woodland Creation Location

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 Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 33.9 ha Approved
21FGS59465 Traquair low density planting Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

 Status Under Consideration Distance 2.0 km away Area 0 ha Key date Not published
21FGS59466 Traquair native woodland creation Location

Innerleithen

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 Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 0.68 ha Approved
20FGS54146 Old Caberston Native Woodland Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

 Status Expired Distance 3.7 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
21FGS56645 Damhead Phase 3 Location

Innerleithen

Scottish Borders

 Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 25.95 ha Approved

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