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FPA-11880

Nether Phawhope

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Shelterbelt 1 and 2
Nearest town
Ettrick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT212109

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 29 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 13 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 13 November 2024
  5. Decision issued 14 November 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
2.43 ha
Conifer
2.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-11880

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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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  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
1 Sept 2024 – 2 Sept 2026
Felling area
2.43 ha
Estimated volume
1,010 m³
Proposed restocking
2.43 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.72 ha 47 yr 1,600 350 m³ Tape
1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.5 ha 57 yr 1,100 150 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.8 ha 47 yr 1,700 390 m³ Tape
2 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.41 ha 47 yr 900 120 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled Mixed conifers area 30.99% 0.75 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 19.01% 0.46 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 30.99% 0.75 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 19.01% 0.46 ha 1,600
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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

STH21_0394_0396-0397 Birnie Brae

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 815 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_1143_1195 Ettrick Water

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0164

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

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

STH21_0973-0979 Over Dalgleish

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

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

STH21_0395_0398 Bushie Law

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 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 112 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 212 108

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 225

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills and valleys with gentle to steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Linhope · 70% Brown earths
  • Ettrick · 30% 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.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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Status Expired Distance 100 m away Area 2.43 ha Decision issued
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CB183753 Overkirkhope Farm Location

Selkirk

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Status Expired Distance 671 m away Area 6.06 ha Decision issued
FLA01240 Nether Phawhope Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 42.45 ha Decision issued
CB364737 Nether Phawhope Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 28.49 ha Decision issued

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

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 89.6 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 6.0 km away Area 45.96 ha Approved
20FGS54365 Scabcleuch Native Woodland 2021 Location

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Status Approved Distance 6.4 km away Area 2.18 ha Approved
22FGS66125 Sailfoot Forest Plan Location

Moffat

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 7.0 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
19FGS39883 Chapelhope Restructuring Location

LONGNIDDRY

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.3 km away Area 7.9 ha Approved

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