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FPA-12144

Harpertoun Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Harpertoun Strip
Nearest town
Kelso
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT749393

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 January 2025
  2. Application accepted 13 January 2025
  3. Consultation opens 28 January 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
3.25 ha
Conifer
2.95 ha
Broadleaf
0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-12144

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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
10 Mar 2025 – 10 Mar 2027
Felling area
3.25 ha
Estimated volume
630 m³
Proposed restocking
3.25 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Hawthorn Hazel Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Harpertoun Strip Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.95 ha 35 yr 3,200 550 m³ None
Harpertoun Strip Clear Felling Sycamore 0.3 ha 35 yr 200 80 m³ None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Harpertoun Strip Replant felled area Hawthor n 25.02% 0.81 ha 1,600
Harpertoun Strip Replant felled area Hazel 25.02% 0.81 ha 1,600
Harpertoun Strip Replant felled area Oak 24.98% 0.81 ha 1,600
Harpertoun Strip Replant felled area Rowan 24.98% 0.81 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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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 749 392

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 575

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Whitsome
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Whitsome · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very 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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