FPA-12741

New Belses Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1 - 9
Nearest town: Ancrum
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT575257

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 23 July 2025
Application accepted 23 July 2025
Consultation opens 12 August 2025
Consultation closes 9 September 2025
Decision issued 12 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.08 ha
Conifer: 0.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-12741

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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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26 Aug 2026, 21:43 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:50 BST

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 Sept 2025 – 15 Sept 2027
Felling area: 1.08 ha
Estimated volume: 345 m³
Thinning area: 4.24 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking: 1.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.78 ha	40 yr	600	120 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.15 ha	40 yr	200	25 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.15 ha	40 yr	200	25 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before basal area (m²/ha)	After basal area (m²/ha)
3	Ash	1.07 ha	35 m³	1,100	850
4	Ash	1.2 ha	40 m³	1,100	880
5	Sitka spruce	0.34 ha	20 m³	2,500	2,350
6	Norway spruce	0.47 ha	25 m³	2,500	2,350
7	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	15 m³	2,500	2,400
8	Ash	0.43 ha	20 m³	1,100	900
9	Ash	0.53 ha	20 m³	1,100	860

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	50%	0.39 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	50%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	50%	0.15 ha	2,700	—	—
2	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	50%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Longnewton Cutting Site 1098 Official SiteLink record for Longnewton Cutting ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 989 m away	Published area 2.78 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Clarilaw Grasslands Site 360 Official SiteLink record for Clarilaw Grasslands ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 43.94 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Longnewton Cutting

Site 1098

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 989 m away

Published area 2.78 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Clarilaw Grasslands

Site 360

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 43.94 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 574 257

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 407

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Minto
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone Silurian and Ordovician sediments
Landform: Hills and 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 · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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