FPA-11838
Humebyres Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- The Bog
- Nearest town
- Kelso
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT699406
Key dates
- Application registered 19 August 2024
- Application accepted 19 August 2024
- Consultation opens 5 September 2024
- Consultation closes 3 October 2024
- Decision issued 8 October 2024
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 0.02 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.02 ha
Official source
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FPA-11838 Find FPA-11838 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 20 Aug 2024 – 1 Mar 2025
- Felling area
- 0.02 ha
- Estimated volume
- 32 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.02 ha · 100% of felling licence
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Poplar | 0.02 ha | 90 yr | 18 | 27 m³ | N/A |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Ash | 0 ha | 90 yr | 2 | 3 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Selective Felling | Beech | 0 ha | 60 yr | 1 | 2 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Oak | 50% | 0.01 ha | 1,100 | 36 | B |
| 1 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Sweet chestnut | 50% | 0.01 ha | 1,100 | 3 | B |
| 2 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Beech | 100% | 0 ha | 1,100 | 35 | B |
| 3 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Scots pine | 100% | 0 ha | 1,100 | 6 | A |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hareheugh Craigs Site 766 Official SiteLink record for Hareheugh Craigs ↗ | Designation GEOLOGICAL | Proximity 951 m away | Published area 10.14 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Lurgie Loch Site 1113 Official SiteLink record for Lurgie Loch ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 2.0 km away | Published area 11.7 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 699 405
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 464
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Smailholm
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous basaltic lavas and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Smailholm · 100% Brown earths
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Nearby records
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