FPA-11903

Portmore, Harcus

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: n/a
Nearest town: Eddleston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT245483
Total area: 0.04 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 11 September 2024
Application accepted 11 September 2024
Consultation opens 19 September 2024
Consultation closes 17 October 2024
Decision issued 18 October 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-11903

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Oct 2024 – 1 Oct 2026
Felling area: 0.04 ha
Estimated volume: 23 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.04 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

BeechFir

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Beech	0.01 ha	90 yr	1	20 m³	Paint
2	Clear Felling	Fir	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	1 m³	Paint
3	Clear Felling	Cedar	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	1 m³	Paint
4	Clear Felling	Cedar	0.01 ha	50 yr	1	1 m³	Paint

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Plant an alternative area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.04 ha	800	—	1&2

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
CB289519 Darnhall Mains Farm	Location Peebles Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 314 m away	Area 15 ha	Decision issued 8 Jan 2014
FPA-12247 Darnhall Farm	Location Eddleston Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 463 m away	Area 0.07 ha	Approved 16 Apr 2025
CB367608 Shiphorns	Location Peebles Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.13 ha	Decision issued 25 Feb 2014
FLA00298 Dean Cottage	Location Eddleston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2015
FPA-11451 Darnhall Farm	Location Eddleston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 1.11 ha	Decision issued 8 May 2024

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
22FGS67628 Portmore New Planting	Location Peebles Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 8.15 ha	Approved 20 Oct 2022
24FGS81520 Darnhall WC	Location Eddleston Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 110.42 ha	Key date Not published
17FGS21037 Waterheads Riparian Tree Planting	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 1.68 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
19FGS36278 Darnhall Mains Woodlands 2018	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 4.37 ha	Approved 25 Apr 2019
26FGS93659 Heathpool Farm Native Woodlands	Location Eddleston Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 5.22 ha	Approved 14 Oct 2026

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.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 10:30 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:04 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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