FPA-12864

Wauchope

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Wauchope
Nearest town: Bonchester Bridge
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT581069

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 10 September 2025
Application accepted 10 September 2025
Consultation opens 24 February 2026
Consultation closes 24 March 2026
Decision issued 31 March 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 3.45 ha
Conifer: 3.45 ha

Official source

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FPA-12864

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:38 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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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: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 3.45 ha
Estimated volume: 820 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce Sycamore Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	2 ha	40 yr	1,800	540 m³	Boundary
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1 ha	40 yr	750	263 m³	Boundary
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.45 ha	40 yr	113	17 m³	Boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	2.24 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	15%	0.52 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Oak	5%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Sycamore	5%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	5%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	5%	0.17 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
STH25_0948_a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 11 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0948_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 436 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0803 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0970_1074 Roughhope P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0971_1075_1099_1101 Redstone Bog (Wauchope Forest P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 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
Cragbank and Wolfehopelee Site 416 Official SiteLink record for Cragbank and Wolfehopelee ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 909 m away	Published area 20.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cragbank and Wolfehopelee

Site 416

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 909 m away

Published area 20.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 581 069

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 298

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Hobkirk
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Foothills and depressions with with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Cessford · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees