FPA-12865

Lethem Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Lethem Forest
Nearest town: Chesters
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT658071

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Key dates

Application registered 10 September 2025
Application accepted 15 September 2025
Consultation opens 10 October 2025
Consultation closes 6 November 2025
Decision issued 10 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 39.60 ha
Conifer: 39.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-12865

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

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Track changes

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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: 22 Sept 2025 – 23 Mar 2026
Felling area: 39.6 ha
Estimated volume: 18,125.3 m³
Proposed restocking: 39.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Lodgepole pine Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
56029	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	12.7 ha	54 yr	17,254	7,526.1 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7 ha	53 yr	9,042	4,712.2 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.03 ha	16 yr	3	0.1 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.03 ha	12 yr	21	0.2 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.4 ha	53 yr	692	170 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	5.1 ha	54 yr	8,652	1,961.6 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	3.7 ha	53 yr	6,187	1,545.3 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	3.7 ha	54 yr	8,026	651.5 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	4 ha	53 yr	8,819	695.3 m³	N/A
56029	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.04 ha	12 yr	3	0.1 m³	N/A
56023	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	2 ha	53 yr	1,714	596.4 m³	N/A
56090	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.9 ha	53 yr	766	266.5 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
56029	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	15.3%	5.62 ha	2,700	—	—
56029	Replant felled Lodgepole pine area	—	15.3%	5.62 ha	2,700	—	—
56029	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	11.1%	4.07 ha	1,600	—	—
56029	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	35%	12.85 ha	3,500	—	—
56029	Replant felled Birch area	—	23.3%	8.55 ha	3,500	—	—
56023	Replant felled Downy birch area	—	30%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
56023	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	30%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
56023	Replant felled Rowan area	—	40%	0.8 ha	1,600	—	—
56090	Replant felled Lodgepole pine area	—	30%	0.27 ha	3,500	—	—
56090	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	30%	0.27 ha	3,500	—	—
56090	Replant felled Birch area	—	40%	0.36 ha	3,500	—	—

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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
STH25_0949A Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 819 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_1126_1127 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 902 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0194 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0229 Green Law P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0760 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 657 071

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 95

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Undulating hill and upland with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Carter · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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