FPA-11617
Bailhill Wood
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Selkirk
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT491314
Key dates
- Application registered 20 May 2024
- Application accepted 21 May 2024
- Consultation opens 30 May 2024
- Consultation closes 27 June 2024
- Decision issued 8 July 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 0.33 ha
- Conifer
- 0.28 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.05 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-11617 Find FPA-11617 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
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 Jul 2024 – 30 Aug 2024
- Felling area
- 0.33 ha
- Estimated volume
- 152 m³
- Thinning area
- 2.17 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 0.33 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Beech Douglas fir Hybrid larch Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce Sycamore
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB1 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.13 ha | 45 yr | 21 | 29 m³ | paint |
| WB1 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.05 ha | 45 yr | 10 | 12 m³ | Paint |
| WB1 | Clear Felling | Beech | 0.03 ha | 45 yr | 12 | 6 m³ | Paint |
| WB1 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.01 ha | 45 yr | 4 | 2 m³ | Paint |
| WB2 | Clear Felling | Hybrid larch | 0.05 ha | 45 yr | 8 | 9 m³ | paint |
| WB2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.04 ha | 45 yr | 3 | 6 m³ | Paint |
| WB2 | Clear Felling | Douglas fir | 0.01 ha | 45 yr | 2 | 2 m³ | Paint |
| WB2 | Clear Felling | Sycamore | 0.01 ha | 45 yr | 2 | 1 m³ | Paint |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1 | Hybrid larch | 0.76 ha | 30 m³ |
| Cpt 1 | Grand fir | 0.13 ha | 5 m³ |
| Cpt 1 | Sycamore | 1.02 ha | 40 m³ |
| Cpt 1 | Beech | 0.26 ha | 10 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB1, WB2 | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 70% | 0.23 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| WB1, WB2 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 30% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH24_0238 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.8 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH23_0039 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 4.1 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH22_0295_0892 Yair P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 5.0 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 401 m away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
| Faldonside Loch Site 623 Official SiteLink record for Faldonside Loch ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.8 km away | Published area 5.88 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 491 314
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 223
Brown earths with rankers
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills with strong and steep complex slopes: moderately to very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 70% Brown earths
- ETTRICK(RANK) · 30% Rankers
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