FPA-12675

Baddinsgill

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.

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

Country: Scotland
Nearest town: West Linton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT127554
Total area: 4.52 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 2 July 2025
Application accepted 2 July 2025
Consultation opens 22 July 2025
Consultation closes 19 August 2025
Decision issued 28 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12675

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027
Felling area: 4.52 ha
Estimated volume: 1,990 m³
Thinning area: 0.83 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 4.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AspenBirchMixed broadleavesMixed native broadleavesScots pineSitka spruceWild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.23 ha	34 yr	370	100 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	35 yr	225	60 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	35 yr	400	120 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.26 ha	35 yr	400	50 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Larch	0.26 ha	35 yr	400	80 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.04 ha	70 yr	1,600	470 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.1 ha	60 yr	3,300	950 m³	n/a
6	Clear Felling	Larch	0.21 ha	60 yr	330	60 m³	n/a
AA	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	30 yr	75	15 m³	n/a
AB	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0 ha	30 yr	20	5 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
7	Norway spruce	0.83 ha	80 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%	0.23 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Scots pine	100%	0.78 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	1.04 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	2.1 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Scots pine	10%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Birch	40%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Aspen	15%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	20%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	5%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
6	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.02 ha	—	—	—
AA	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	100%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
AB	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	100%	0 ha	1,600	—	—

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
CB178744 Baddinsgill Farm	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 4.26 ha	Decision issued 12 Mar 2013
FPA-6508 Baddinsgill Farm	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.32 ha	Decision issued 26 Jul 2019
FLA02300 Wakefield Farm	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 3.96 ha	Decision issued 24 Aug 2017
CB20775 Wakefield & Stoneypath Farm	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 1.15 ha	Decision issued 30 May 2012
FPA-7421 Farliehope, Bavelaw Estate	Location Carlops Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 1.8 ha	Decision issued 7 Sept 2020

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
26FGS94300 Baddinsgil Riparian Woodland	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 12.49 ha	Key date Not published
23FGS75513 Baddinsgill Faw Mount	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Under Consideration	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 41.05 ha	Key date Not published
21FGS61065 Fairliehope Native Woodland	Location Carlops Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 5.98 ha	Approved 16 Mar 2022
20FGS48623 Wakefield Phase 1	Location Peebles Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 42.76 ha	Approved 13 Jul 2020
22FGS67285 Wakefield phase 3	Location West Linton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 18.05 ha	Approved 20 Oct 2022

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

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:33 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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