FPA-12865

Lethem Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Lethem Forest
Nearest town: Chesters
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT658071
Total area: 39.60 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12865

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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 larchLodgepole pineScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

BirchDowny birchLodgepole pineMixed native broadleavesRowanScots pineSitka 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 area	Sitka spruce	15.3%	5.62 ha	2,700	—	—
56029	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	15.3%	5.62 ha	2,700	—	—
56029	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	11.1%	4.07 ha	1,600	—	—
56029	Replant felled area	Scots pine	35%	12.85 ha	3,500	—	—
56029	Replant felled area	Birch	23.3%	8.55 ha	3,500	—	—
56023	Replant felled area	Downy birch	30%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
56023	Replant felled area	Scots pine	30%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
56023	Replant felled area	Rowan	40%	0.8 ha	1,600	—	—
56090	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	30%	0.27 ha	3,500	—	—
56090	Replant felled area	Scots pine	30%	0.27 ha	3,500	—	—
56090	Replant felled area	Birch	40%	0.36 ha	3,500	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA03174 Martinlee	Location Bonchester Bridge Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 4 Sept 2018
CB98092 Carter and Huntford Burn	Location Jedburgh Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 20.41 ha	Decision issued 24 Aug 2012
CB363337 Carterhouse	Location Camptown Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 21 Feb 2014
FPA-7084 Southdeanrigg	Location Jedburgh Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 2 Apr 2020
FPA-7435 Southdean Forest	Location Chesters Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 34.4 ha	Decision issued 27 Aug 2020

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
16FGS06354 Carter New Planting	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 4.35 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
19FGS42625 Lustruther woodland creation 2020	Location HAWICK Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 8.34 ha	Approved 13 Jan 2020
19FGS40623 Bellion Woodland Creation	Location JEDBURGH Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 137.86 ha	Approved 13 Jan 2020
19FGS42163 Edgerston Tofts woodland creation	Location JEDBURGH Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.0 km away	Area 49.46 ha	Approved 26 Oct 2020
26FGS94320 Edgerston Native Broadleaves 2026	Location Jedburgh Scottish Borders	Status Open For Comment	Distance 6.3 km away	Area 1.91 ha	Consultation ends 15 Nov 2026

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:26 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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