← All felling applications

FPA-6729

Minto Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Minto Estate woods
Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT574208

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 August 2019
  2. Application accepted 29 August 2019
  3. Consultation opens 9 October 2019
  4. Consultation closes 5 November 2019
  5. Decision issued 10 October 2019

Area

Total area
1.20 ha
Conifer
0.48 ha
Broadleaf
0.72 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

FPA-6729

Find FPA-6729 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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.

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

Minto Craigs

Site 1168

Official SiteLink record for Minto Craigs
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 448 m away Published area 11.1 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 574 208

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 408

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Minto
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone Silurian and Ordovician sediments
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.

  • Belses · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Minto · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

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
CB486561 Butterhall Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 600 m away Area 0.27 ha Decision issued
FPA-13395 Minto Location

Minto

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 855 m away Area 7.43 ha Approved
FLA02635 Dean Foot Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 855 m away Area 0.06 ha Decision issued
FLA03478 Minto Estate Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 944 m away Area 5.93 ha Decision issued
FPA-12844 Minto Estate Location

Denholm

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.0 km away Area 1.55 ha Approved

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
17FGS24937 Spittal on Rule Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 6.05 ha Approved
16FGS13462 Chesters Craig Woodland Creation Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 0.81 ha Approved
22FGS66506 Spital Tower Farm Native Woodland Location

Denholm

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 15.38 ha Approved
16FGS09978 Huntlaw Extension Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 70.74 ha Approved
23FGS74893 Droveroad Wood Location

Lilliesleaf

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 18.56 ha Approved

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