FPA-11954

Dykegatehead

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: West Steading Wood
Nearest town: Whitsome
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT874515
Total area: 0.16 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 10 October 2024
Application accepted 10 October 2024
Consultation opens 30 October 2024
Consultation closes 27 November 2024
Decision issued 5 December 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11954

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Dec 2024 – 31 Oct 2025
Felling area: 0.16 ha
Estimated volume: 0 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.16 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Grand firMixed broadleavesSitka spruceSpruce

Proposed restocking species

AspenBirchCherryRowanSessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.05 ha	—	100	—	None
1	Clear Felling	Grand fir	0.03 ha	—	60	—	None
1	Clear Felling	Spruce	0.06 ha	—	120	—	None
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	—	20	—	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	20%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Rowan	20%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Cherry	20%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Aspen	20%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	20%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—

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
FPA-8105 Clarabad Farm	Location Paxton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.38 ha	Decision issued 2 Jul 2021
FPA-7382 Winfield Farm	Location Allanton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 1.54 ha	Decision issued 19 Aug 2020
CB155573 Winfield Farm	Location Berwick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 2.2 ha	Decision issued 14 Jan 2013
FPA-13337 Winfield Farm	Location Whitsome, Berwick Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.5 ha	Approved 23 Apr 2026
FPA-12853 Blackadder Bank Farm	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0 ha	Approved 11 Nov 2025

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
26FGS91999 Milne Graden NWC 2026	Location Upsettlington Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 6.34 ha	Approved 23 Sept 2026
23FGS72254 Manderston NWC 23	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 0.51 ha	Approved 26 Sept 2023
20FGS48363 Blinkbonny Native Woodland	Location berwick upon tweed Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.8 km away	Area 2.17 ha	Approved 16 Jun 2020
21FGS63146 Manderston Native woodland 22	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.9 km away	Area 4.96 ha	Approved 25 May 2022
20FGS51023 TTH Dovecot Wood	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.9 km away	Area 2.2 ha	Approved 24 Sept 2020

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 10:27 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:02 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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