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FPA-13454

Caverton Hillhead Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Venchen Toll
Nearest town
Kirk Yetholm
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT835298

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 12 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 13 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 10 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 13 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.52 ha
Conifer
1.20 ha
Broadleaf
0.32 ha

Official source

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FPA-13454

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First archived 18 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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
28 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2028
Felling area
1.52 ha
Estimated volume
342 m³
Proposed restocking
1.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.12 ha 45 yr 95 20 m³ N/A
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 45 yr 15 3 m³ N/A
Cpt 2 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.08 ha 45 yr 80 12 m³ N/A
Cpt 2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 45 yr 20 2 m³ N/A
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.9 ha 45 yr 800 250 m³ N/A
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.1 ha 45 yr 50 15 m³ N/A
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.27 ha 45 yr 40 40 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Hawthor n 3.29% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Birch 3.29% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Oak 3.29% 0.05 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Hawthor n 1.97% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Birch 1.97% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Rowan 2.63% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Birch 27.63% 0.42 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Rowan 27.63% 0.42 ha 1,600 — —
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Oak 28.29% 0.43 ha 1,600 — —
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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 133 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 834 297

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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