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FPA-13588

Blackburn and Hartsgarth Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NY473888 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Bedda Cleugh Plantation
Nearest town
Newcastleton
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NY473888
Total area
1.70 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 July 2026
  2. Application accepted 17 July 2026
  3. Consultation opens 29 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 26 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 September 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 30 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13588

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Felling area
1.7 ha
Estimated volume
635 m³
Thinning area
0.12 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
1.7 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.7 ha 30 yr 30 600 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
2 Norway spruce 0.06 ha 20 m³
2 Sycamore 0.06 ha 15 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 1.7 ha 1,100 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB117056 Buccleuch Estates (Langholm) Location

Newcastleton

Status Expired Distance 604 m away Area 1.35 ha Decision issued
CB116991 Buccleuch Estates (Langholm) Location

Newcastleton

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 4.49 ha Decision issued
FPA-9604 Newcastleton & District Community Trust Woodlands Location

Newcastleton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.65 ha Decision issued
FPA-9639 Newcastleton & District Community Trust Woodlands Location

Newcastleton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 7.18 ha Decision issued
FPA-12536 Redheugh Location

Newcastleton

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 0.99 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
23FGS76695 Coulter Sike Location

Newcastleton

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 22.2 ha Approved
23FGS72773 Roan Woodland Creation Location

Langholm

Scottish Borders

Status Under Consideration Distance 1.5 km away Area 88.83 ha Key date Not published
17FGS14100 Whithaugh NWC Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 6.08 ha Approved
24FGS83339 Powisholm WC Location

Newcastleton

Scottish Borders

Status Under Consideration Distance 3.1 km away Area 60.39 ha Key date Not published
26FGS90699 Tinnis Burn Native Woodland Creation Location

Newcastleton

Scottish Borders

Status Under Consideration Distance 4.5 km away Area 296.14 ha Key date Not published

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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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

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