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FPA-13121

Chapelhope Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
House Wood
Nearest town
Selkirk
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT231190

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 6 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 6 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 28 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 25 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 5 March 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
1.74 ha
Conifer
1.49 ha

Official source

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FPA-13121

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

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

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    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
24 Feb 2026 – 6 Jan 2028
Felling area
1.74 ha
Estimated volume
580 m³
Proposed restocking
1.74 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.35 ha 45 yr 600 375 m³ N/A
1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.24 ha 45 yr 350 160 m³ N/A
2 Selective Felling Norway spruce 0.25 ha 70 yr 10 15 m³ N/A
2 Selective Felling Scots pine 0.55 ha 70 yr 15 15 m³ N/A
2 Selective Felling European larch 0.35 ha 70 yr 15 15 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Oak 30% 0.18 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Sycamor e 22.5% 0.13 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.29 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Beech 25% 0.29 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Rowan 25% 0.29 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 25% 0.29 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Birch 22.5% 0.13 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 25% 0.15 ha 2,500
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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

STH21_0392 Riskinhope

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 341 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0263

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0788_0789 Bowerhope Law

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0692

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0465 Birkhill

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 3.8 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

Riskinhope

Site 1355

Official SiteLink record for Riskinhope
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 106 m away Published area 8.31 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 200 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

St Mary's Loch

Site 1473

Official SiteLink record for St Mary's Loch
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 252.67 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 230 189

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 226

Peaty gleyed podzols with brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dod · 70% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Linhope · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-8923 Yarrow Woodlands Location

Cappercleuch

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 141 m away Area 50.66 ha Decision issued
FLA02790 Yarrow Location

St Mary's Loch

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 806 m away Area 29.94 ha Decision issued
FLA02789 Yarrow Location

St Mary's Loch

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 20.81 ha Decision issued
FLA02788 Yarrow Location

St Mary's Loch

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 12.26 ha Decision issued
FPA-8942 Chapelhope Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.17 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
20FGS55046 Chapelhope Floodplain Woodland Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 608 m away Area 9.25 ha Approved
25FGS87399 Davids Wood Location

Ettrick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 3.52 ha Approved
19FGS39883 Chapelhope Restructuring Location

LONGNIDDRY

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 7.9 ha Approved
21FGS59383 Riskinhope Woodland Creation Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 93.84 ha Approved
19FGS44943 Chapelhope Woodland Creation 2 Location

LONGNIDDRY

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 5.51 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.