FPA-13120

Hyndlee Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Hyndlee Forest
Nearest town: Chesters
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT594041

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 6 January 2026
Application accepted 6 January 2026
Consultation opens 26 January 2026
Consultation closes 23 February 2026
Decision issued 25 February 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 14.80 ha
Conifer: 14.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-13120

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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, 14:17 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 9 Feb 2026 – 1 Jul 2026
Felling area: 14.8 ha
Estimated volume: 4,336 m³
Proposed restocking: 14.8 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Birch Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
55054	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	14.8 ha	41 yr	10,763	4,336 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
55054	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.5%	9.55 ha	2,700	—	—
55054	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	11.5%	1.7 ha	2,700	—	—
55054	Replant felled area	Birch	6%	0.89 ha	2,700	—	—
55054	Replant felled area	Aspen	2%	0.3 ha	2,700	—	—
55054	Replant felled area	Scots pine	3%	0.44 ha	2,700	—	—
55054	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	2%	0.3 ha	2,700	—	—
55054	Create Designed Open Ground	—	11%	1.63 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH22_0227_0228 Hyndlee Burn P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 30 m 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 87 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0970_1074 Roughhope P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 342 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0897_0898 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 476 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0758 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 593 041

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 233

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valleys and depressions amongst hills and uplands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees