FPA-12740

Upper Burnmouth Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1
Nearest town: Newcastleton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NY553953

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 23 July 2025
Application accepted 23 July 2025
Consultation opens 8 August 2025
Consultation closes 5 September 2025
Decision issued 17 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.13 ha
Conifer: 0.95 ha
Broadleaf: 0.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-12740

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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

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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: 2.13 ha
Estimated volume: 450 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.13 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Hazel Oak Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.55 ha	55 yr	250	100 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.78 ha	55 yr	300	150 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.4 ha	55 yr	400	120 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.4 ha	55 yr	300	80 m³	n/a

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	51.17%	1.09 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Oak	12.21%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Hawthor n	12.21%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	12.21%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Hazel	12.21%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH25_0663 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0806 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0374b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0375 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0807-0809_0721 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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
Palmers Hill Railway Cutting Site 1266 Official SiteLink record for Palmers Hill Railway Cutting ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.2 km away	Published area 1.34 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Palmers Hill Railway Cutting

Site 1266

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.2 km away

Published area 1.34 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 552 952

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 91

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Valley sides with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Dundrennan · 30% Noncalcareous gleys
Letham · 35% Noncalcareous gleys
Huntford · 35% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees