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FPA-11000

Hirsel Estate

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.

Register grid reference: NT800408 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Lithtillum Wood
Nearest town
Birgham
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT800408
Total area
0.40 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 September 2023
  2. Application accepted 5 September 2023
  3. Consultation opens 19 September 2023
  4. Consultation closes 17 October 2023
  5. Decision issued 18 October 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2026
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11000

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
16 Oct 2023 – 31 Oct 2023
Felling area
0.4 ha
Estimated volume
200 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

BlackthornDowny birchHawthornHazelPedunculate oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 25 yr 195 100 m³ N/A
1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.01 ha 25 yr 5 5 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 25 yr 120 35 m³ N/A
3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 20 yr 16 10 m³ N/A
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.18 ha 25 yr 160 50 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 10% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Downy birch 10% 0.04 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Hazel 8% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Hawthorn 8% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Blackthorn 4% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
2,3,4 Replant felled area Hawthorn 18% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
2,3,4 Replant felled area Blackthorn 18% 0.07 ha 1,600 — —
2,3,4 Replant felled area Hazel 24% 0.1 ha 1,600 — -3/4

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
CB237489 The Hirsel Estate Location

Coldstream

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 859 m away Area 1.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-11826 Whitrig Farm Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 879 m away Area 1.45 ha Approved
FLA00605 The Hirsel Estate Location

Coldstream

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FLA00322 The Hirsel Estate Location

Coldstream

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 1.2 ha Decision issued
FLA02516 Newton Farm Location

Coldstream

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 2.7 ha Decision issued

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
25FGS86439 Lochton Wood NWC Location

Coldstream

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 931 m away Area 2.96 ha Approved
20FGS51023 TTH Dovecot Wood Location

Duns

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 2.2 ha Approved
24FGS78499 Kennetsideheads Woodland Creation Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.9 km away Area 31.44 ha Approved
15FGS03255 Old Caberston Woodland Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.2 km away Area 27.87 ha Approved
26FGS91999 Milne Graden NWC 2026 Location

Upsettlington

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.3 km away Area 6.34 ha Approved

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

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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