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FPA-12384

Renniston and Chatto

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Renniston and Chatto
Nearest town
Jedburgh
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT715203

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 24 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 14 October 2025
  4. Consultation closes 10 November 2025
  5. Decision issued 16 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
3.33 ha
Conifer
3.19 ha

Official source

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FPA-12384

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    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
15 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area
3.33 ha
Estimated volume
2,425 m³
Thinning area
15.95 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
3.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak Sycamore Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Chatto 16 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.68 ha 45 yr 510 340 m³ Boundary
Chatto 21 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.19 ha 45 yr 890 590 m³ Boundary
Rennie 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.32 ha 35 yr 830 550 m³ Boundary
Chatto 25 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.14 ha 35 yr 210 40 m³ Boundary

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
Chatto 1 Sitka spruce 3.19 ha 140 m³ 250 205
Chatto 2 Sitka spruce 0.89 ha 40 m³ 250 205
Chatto 3 Sitka spruce 0.44 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 4 Scots pine 0.91 ha 40 m³ 150 125
Chatto 5 Scots pine 0.22 ha 10 m³ 150 125
Chatto 5 Sitka spruce 0.22 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 6 Scots pine 0.1 ha 5 m³ 150 125
Chatto 6 Sitka spruce 0.07 ha 5 m³ 250 205
Chatto 7 Scots pine 0.71 ha 30 m³ 150 125
Chatto 8 Scots pine 0.12 ha 10 m³ 50 125
Chatto 8 Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 9 Scots pine 0.2 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 9 European larch 0.19 ha 20 m³ 200 160
Chatto 10 Scots pine 0.18 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 10 Beech 0.2 ha 20 m³ 100 75
Chatto 10 Birch 0.2 ha 20 m³ 100 57
Chatto 11 Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 0 m³ 250 205
Chatto 12 Scots pine 0.4 ha 30 m³ 150 125
Chatto 12 European larch 0.4 ha 30 m³ 200 160
Chatto 13 Scots pine 0.4 ha 40 m³ 150 125
Chatto 13 Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 40 m³ 250 205
Chatto 14 Scots pine 0.12 ha 10 m³ 150 125
Chatto 14 Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 15 Scots pine 0.25 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 15 Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 20 m³ 250 205
Chatto 17 Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 17 Norway spruce 0.16 ha 10 m³ 200 160
Chatto 18 Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 5 m³ 250 205
Chatto 19 Scots pine 0.21 ha 10 m³ 150 125
Chatto 19 Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 20 Sitka spruce 0.31 ha 20 m³ 250 205
Chatto 20 Scots pine 0.31 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 22 Sitka spruce 0.25 ha 20 m³ 250 205
Chatto 22 Scots pine 0.25 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Rennie 2 Sitka spruce 0.95 ha 40 m³ 250 205
Rennie 3 Sitka spruce 0.77 ha 30 m³ 250 205
Rennie 4 Sitka spruce 0.44 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Rennie 5 Sitka spruce 0.31 ha 10 m³ 250 205
Chatto 23 Mixed broadleaves 0.21 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 23 Mixed conifers 0.21 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 24 Mixed broadleaves 0.24 ha 20 m³ 150 125
Chatto 24 Mixed conifers 0.24 ha 20 m³ 150 125

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Chatto 16 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.17 ha 1,600
Chatto 16 Replant felled area Birch 25% 0.17 ha 1,600
Chatto 16 Replant felled area Sycamore 25% 0.17 ha 1,600
Chatto 16 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 25% 0.17 ha 1,600
Chatto 21 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.3 ha 1,600
Chatto 21 Replant felled area Birch 25% 0.3 ha 1,600
Chatto 21 Replant felled area Sycamore 25% 0.3 ha 1,600
Chatto 21 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 25% 0.3 ha 1,600
Rennieston 1 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.33 ha 1,600
Rennieston 1 Replant felled area Birch 25% 0.33 ha 1,600
Rennieston 1 Replant felled area Sycamore 25% 0.33 ha 1,600
Rennieston 1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 25% 0.33 ha 1,600
Chatto 25 Replant felled area Oak 25% 0.04 ha 1,600
Chatto 25 Replant felled area Birch 25% 0.04 ha 1,600
Chatto 25 Replant felled area Sycamore 25% 0.04 ha 1,600
Chatto 25 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 25% 0.04 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 715 202

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
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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