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FPA-12741

New Belses Farm

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
  • T - Thinning

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

Register grid reference: NT575257 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1 - 9
Nearest town
Ancrum
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT575257
Total area
1.08 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 23 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 12 August 2025
  4. Consultation closes 9 September 2025
  5. Decision issued 12 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12741

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Forestry operations

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

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 spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesScots pine

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 area Scots pine 50% 0.39 ha 2,700 — —
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.39 ha 1,600 — —
2 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 0.15 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 50% 0.15 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

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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
FLA02995 New Belses Farm Location

Ancrum

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 137 m away Area 1.3 ha Decision issued
FLA00978 New Belses Farm Location

Ancrum

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 137 m away Area 1.9 ha Decision issued
FPA-12768 Bewliehill Farm Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 507 m away Area 0.54 ha Approved
FPA-12905 Bewliehill Farm Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 736 m away Area 0.98 ha Approved
FPA-12918 Whitehill Farm Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 1.14 ha Approved

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Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 127.71 ha Approved
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Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 0.81 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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