FPA-11296

Priesthaugh

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Priesthaugh
Nearest town: Teviothead, Hawick
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT469006
Total area: 41.11 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 29 January 2024
Application accepted 29 January 2024
Consultation opens 7 February 2024
Consultation closes 6 March 2024
Decision issued 13 March 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11296

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 5 Jun 2024 – 5 Jun 2026
Felling area: 41.11 ha
Estimated volume: 18,930 m³
Thinning area: 0 ha

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
10	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	24.27 ha	47 yr	43,686	13,320 m³	N/A
10	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	1.27 ha	47 yr	2,286	350 m³	N/A
11	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.45 ha	46 yr	11,610	3,560 m³	N/A
11	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	9.12 ha	46 yr	16,416	1,700 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
10	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	61%	25.08 ha	2,500	—	—
10	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	1%	0.41 ha	1,100	—	—
11	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	38%	15.62 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB87676 Dod Farm	Location Hawick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 3.4 km away	Area 1.6 ha	Decision issued 10 Aug 2012
FPA-7782 Gorrenberry	Location Hawick	Status Expired	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 2.52 ha	Decision issued 9 Mar 2021
FPA-9093 Norwood	Location Hawick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 42.15 ha	Decision issued 6 Apr 2022
FLA01512 Weddergrain	Location Langholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 4.1 km away	Area 8.18 ha	Decision issued 26 Aug 2016
FPA-7352 Dinley Farm	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 4.3 km away	Area 1.59 ha	Decision issued 13 Aug 2020

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
23FGS71133 Gorrenberry WC 2023	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 2.02 ha	Approved 2 Jun 2023
19FGS38404 Northhouse Extension	Location SELKIRK Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 175.75 ha	Approved 19 Feb 2020
21FGS58745 Linhope Riparian Woodland Creation Project	Location Langholm Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 18.99 ha	Approved 8 Nov 2021
24FGS82779 Ninestane Rig Woodland Creation	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 6.1 km away	Area 150.5 ha	Key date Not published
18FGS28958 Northhouse riparian woodlands	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.7 km away	Area 4.2 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
10 Oct 2026, 13:35 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:40 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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