FPA-13299
Chesters Strip
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Chesters Strip
- Nearest town
- Chesters
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT622110
Key dates
- Application registered 5 March 2026
- Application accepted 24 March 2026
- Consultation opens 9 June 2026
- Consultation closes 7 July 2026
- Decision issued 15 July 2026
- Restocking due 31 August 2028
Area
- Total area
- 0.22 ha
- Conifer
- 0.22 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-13299 Find FPA-13299 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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Status changed
- From
- Under Consideration
- To
- Approved
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Under Consideration
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 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Felling area
- 0.22 ha
- Estimated volume
- 40 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.22 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.22 ha | 40 yr | 80 | 40 m³ | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 20% | 0.04 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 20% | 0.04 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sessile oak | 20% | 0.04 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 20% | 0.04 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 20% | 0.04 ha | 1,100 | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH22_0231 Swinnie Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.3 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH23_0907 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.7 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH25_0949A Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp. | Status Issued | Proximity 4.4 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 621 109
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 296
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Hobkirk
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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