FPA-11556

Stonedge and Howahill Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Howahill
Nearest town: Bonchester Bridge
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT554097

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 April 2024
Application accepted 26 April 2024
Consultation opens 8 May 2024
Consultation closes 5 June 2024
Decision issued 20 June 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.08 ha
Conifer: 0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-11556

Find FPA-11556 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.

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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.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST

Information from the application PDF is available below.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST

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 Jun 2024 – 31 Oct 2024
Felling area: 0.08 ha
Estimated volume: 0 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
101c	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.08 ha	—	25	—	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
101c	I do not intend to restock	—	100%	0.08 ha	—	—	—

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
STH24_1246 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 707 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0226 Little Hare Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0948_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0948_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0073 Cogsmill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 553 096

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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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA01315 Birneyknowe Farm	Location Hawick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 1.81 ha	Decision issued 2 Jun 2016
FPA-12680 Birney Knowe	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 2.9 ha	Approved 12 Sept 2025
FLA02706 Harwood	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 7.3 ha	Decision issued 22 Jan 2018
FLA03597 Earlside	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 3.65 ha	Decision issued 31 Jan 2019
CB282336 Harwood	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 8.19 ha	Decision issued 12 Sept 2013