FPA-11405

Denholm Dean

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Lower Dean
Nearest town: Denholm,
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT567179

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Key dates

Application registered 7 March 2024
Application accepted 7 March 2024
Consultation opens 26 March 2024
Consultation closes 23 April 2024
Decision issued 26 April 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.89 ha
Conifer: 0.86 ha
Broadleaf: 0.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-11405

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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11 Sept 2026, 10:33 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:38 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 31 Mar 2024 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area: 0.89 ha
Estimated volume: 655 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Birch Hawthorn Hazel Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Dean Wood	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.86 ha	50 yr	650	650 m³	n/a
Dean Wood	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.03 ha	50 yr	8	5 m³	Cutter Select

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Lower Dean	Replant felled area	Oak	20%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Lower Dean	Replant felled area	Birch	20%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Lower Dean	Replant felled area	Hazel	20%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Lower Dean	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	20%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Lower Dean	Replant felled area	Aspen	20%	0.18 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 543 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 543 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 566 179

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 198

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils

Soil association: Eckford
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform: Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Eckford · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11307 Haddon House	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 400 m away	Area 0.03 ha	Decision issued 5 Mar 2024
CB384156 Wooded area to rear of Haddon House Denholm	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 400 m away	Area 0.03 ha	Decision issued 26 Mar 2014
FPA-8347 Hassendean Bank Farm	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 13 Oct 2021
FPA-7906 Spital Tower	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 13.74 ha	Decision issued 18 May 2021
FPA-12574 Spittal on Rule Farm	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 1.04 ha	Approved 20 Aug 2025