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FPA-8289

Holylee Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 03,04b,05,06a,08a,14a,21,22a
Nearest town
Walkerburn
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT380400

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 July 2021
  2. Application accepted 9 July 2021
  3. Consultation opens 17 August 2021
  4. Consultation closes 14 September 2021
  5. Decision issued 6 January 2022

Area

Total area
6.90 ha
Conifer
6.90 ha

Official source

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FPA-8289

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First archived 27 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.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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_1035 Kirnie Law

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0755a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0755b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0259_0260_a

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0259_0260_b

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 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

Moorfoot Hills

Site 1186

Official SiteLink record for Moorfoot Hills
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 747 m away Published area 8,830.68 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 380 400

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 227

Humus-iron podzols

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

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

  • Minchmoor · 100% Humus-iron podzols
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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
FLA03143 Holylee Estate Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 1.48 ha Decision issued
FLA00802 Old Caberston Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 1 ha Decision issued
FLA02213 Holylee Estate Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.3 km away Area 1.03 ha Decision issued
CB34241 Holylee Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 1.74 ha Decision issued
FLA00445 Holylee Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 0.25 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
18FGS34679 Holylee shelter block extensions Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 4.33 ha Approved
20FGS54146 Old Caberston Native Woodland Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.7 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
18FGS35018 Blackhaugh phase 1 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.9 km away Area 15.2 ha Approved
16FGS12037 Ashiestiel WC Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 40.46 ha Approved
19FGS41903 Lee Farm Woodland Creation Location

INNERLEITHEN

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.3 km away Area 33.9 ha Approved

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