FPA-12918
Whitehill Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Whitehill Farm
- Nearest town
- Kelso
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT575270
Key dates
- Application registered 6 October 2025
- Application accepted 6 October 2025
- Consultation opens 22 October 2025
- Consultation closes 18 November 2025
- Decision issued 21 November 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 1.14 ha
- Conifer
- 1.14 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12918 Find FPA-12918 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 ↗
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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
- 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- Felling area
- 1.14 ha
- Estimated volume
- 223 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.14 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 | Scots pine | 0.44 ha | 25 yr | 660 | 66 m³ | N/A |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.7 ha | 25 yr | 1,050 | 157 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 | 60% | 0.68 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 11% | 0.13 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 19% | 0.22 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 10% | 0.11 ha | — | — | — |
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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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarilaw Grasslands Site 360 Official SiteLink record for Clarilaw Grasslands ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 997 m away | Published area 43.94 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Longnewton Cutting Site 1098 Official SiteLink record for Longnewton Cutting ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.1 km away | Published area 2.78 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 575 270
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 209
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and 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.
- Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
- Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Nearby records
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