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FPA-13407

Wardlaw Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Wardlaw Farm
Nearest town
Ettrick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT290165

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 14 April 2026
  3. Consultation opens 10 July 2026
  4. Consultation closes 10 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 13 August 2026
  6. Restocking due 1 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.56 ha
Conifer
0.56 ha

Official source

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FPA-13407

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

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  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
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
Felling area
0.56 ha
Estimated volume
250 m³
Proposed restocking
0.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Aspen Birch Goat willow Rowan Sessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.56 ha 45 yr 1,400 250 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Birch 30% 0.17 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Alder 20% 0.11 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 10% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Rowan 5% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Aspen 30% 0.17 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Goat willow 5% 0.03 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

STH23_0515_0516

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 727 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0514_A

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 794 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0514_B

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 830 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0124_0126_0783-0785

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 928 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0692

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 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 450 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 289 164

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Littleshalloch · 50% 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.

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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.