FPA-12724
Town O Rule Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
Create a free account to bookmark this application
Bookmarks let you keep track of cases like FPA-12724. We'll email you a sign-in link and bring you straight back here.
Free · no password — we email you a sign-in link · unsubscribe at any time. Already have an account? Sign in.
Where
- Woodland
- Zig Zag Plantation
- Nearest town
- Bonchester Bridge
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT573137
Key dates
- Application registered 18 July 2025
- Application accepted 18 July 2025
- Consultation opens 14 January 2026
- Consultation closes 11 February 2026
- Decision issued 18 February 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 3.08 ha
- Conifer
- 1.66 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12724 Find FPA-12724 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
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.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
Track changes
Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.
-
Standingwire added data from the PDF
Information from the application PDF is available below.
View data added from the PDF → -
First captured
- 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
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2028
- Felling area
- 3.08 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,320 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 3.08 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Norway spruce Rowan Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Sitka spruce Sycamore
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.84 ha | 45 yr | 885 | 460 m³ | N/A |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.19 ha | 45 yr | 52 | 40 m³ | N/A |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.96 ha | 45 yr | 1,025 | 370 m³ | N/A |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.57 ha | 45 yr | 485 | 260 m³ | N/A |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.06 ha | 45 yr | 50 | 30 m³ | N/A |
| 6 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.46 ha | 45 yr | 735 | 160 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 100% | 1.03 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 47.92% | 0.46 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 43.75% | 0.42 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 8.33% | 0.08 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 68.25% | 0.43 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 30.16% | 0.19 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 1.59% | 0.01 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 30.43% | 0.14 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 30.43% | 0.14 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 8.7% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 6 | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 30.43% | 0.14 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
Indicative conifer market context
Indicative conifer standing-timber benchmark
Available to users with early access.
Explore this application's conifer crop benchmark, fifteen years of price history and the assumptions behind the figures.
Request early accessIllustrative preview · Early access feature
Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH24_1246 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 4.6 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH22_0231 Swinnie Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 4.9 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH23_0907 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 4.9 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 573 136
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 409
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Minto
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone Silurian and Ordovician sediments
- Landform
- Depressions and foothills with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Minto · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB372353 Hallrule Farm | Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 1.1 km away | Area 1.76 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA03596 Hallrule Farm | Location Jedburgh Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 1.4 km away | Area 2.65 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA01601 Easter Weens | Location Hawick Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 1.8 km away | Area 0.76 ha | Decision issued |
| CB23969 Hallrule | Location Bonchester bridge Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 1.8 km away | Area 0.2 ha | Decision issued |
| FLA01766 Whitriggs Farm | Location Denholm Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 1.8 km away | Area 5.04 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
Nearby woodland creation applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FGS43703 Hallrule woodland creation | Location HAWICK Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 1.6 km away | Area 4.83 ha | Approved |
| 20FGS47304 Birneyknowe Shelterbelt WC | Location HAWICK Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 3.4 km away | Area 8.85 ha | Approved |
| 22FGS66506 Spital Tower Farm Native Woodland | Location Denholm Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 3.5 km away | Area 15.38 ha | Approved |
| 19FGS41383 Gatehousecote woodland creation 2019 | Location HAWICK Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 3.7 km away | Area 34.99 ha | Approved |
| 20FGS46366 Ormiston Woodlands | Location HAWICK Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 5.3 km away | Area 4.11 ha | Approved |