FPA-6548

Newcastleton Forest

Expired 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
T - Thinning

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: Priest Hill
Nearest town: Newcastleton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NY502884
Total area: 3.30 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 13 June 2019
Application accepted 13 June 2019
Consultation opens 15 July 2019
Consultation closes 12 August 2019
Decision issued 21 August 2019
Restocking due 30 June 2024
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-6548

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 15 Jul 2019
Felling area: 3.3 ha
Estimated volume: 3,554 m³
Thinning area: 22.6 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 3.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2162 A 2163 C	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.3 ha	29 yr	—	1,821 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
2162 A 2163 C	Sitka spruce	17.8 ha	1,496 m³
2162 F 2163 C	Hybrid larch	4.8 ha	237 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	3.3 ha	—	—	—

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
FPA-9604 Newcastleton & District Community Trust Woodlands	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.65 ha	Decision issued 19 Jul 2022
FPA-12536 Redheugh	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.99 ha	Approved 19 Jun 2025
CB116991 Buccleuch Estates (Langholm)	Location Newcastleton	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 4.49 ha	Decision issued 8 Oct 2012
FPA-9850 Mains Farm	Location NEWCASTLETON Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 1.43 ha	Decision issued 15 Sept 2022
FPA-9639 Newcastleton & District Community Trust Woodlands	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 7.18 ha	Decision issued 5 Sept 2022

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
23FGS76695 Coulter Sike	Location Newcastleton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 22.2 ha	Approved 23 May 2024
17FGS14100 Whithaugh NWC	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 6.08 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
24FGS83339 Powisholm WC	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 60.39 ha	Key date Not published
23FGS72773 Roan Woodland Creation	Location Langholm Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 88.83 ha	Key date Not published
15FGS03795 Whitehaugh	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 53.39 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
11 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:51 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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