FPA-12574

Spittal on Rule Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartments 1, 2 & 3
Nearest town: Denholm
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT582185

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 21 May 2025
Application accepted 11 June 2025
Consultation opens 21 July 2025
Consultation closes 18 August 2025
Decision issued 20 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.04 ha
Conifer: 0.68 ha

Official source

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FPA-12574

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:51 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: 22 Jul 2025 – 22 Jul 2027
Felling area: 1.04 ha
Estimated volume: 259 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.04 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Norway spruce Rowan Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.17 ha	35 yr	340	42 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Larch	0.13 ha	35 yr	260	32 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.1 ha	35 yr	200	25 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	35 yr	400	50 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Larch	0.1 ha	35 yr	200	25 m³	N/A
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.02 ha	35 yr	40	5 m³	N/A
3	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.24 ha	35 yr	480	60 m³	N/A
3	Clear Felling	Larch	0.08 ha	35 yr	160	20 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	Norway spruce	30%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	30%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Rowan	10%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	10%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	20%	0.08 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	30%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Birch	30%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Rowan	10%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	10%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	20%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	30%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Birch	30%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Rowan	10%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	10%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Scots pine	20%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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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
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 945 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 945 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 582 185

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

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7906 Spital Tower	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 13.74 ha	Decision issued 18 May 2021
FLA01632 Spittal On Rule Farm	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.96 ha	Decision issued 25 Oct 2016
FLA02193 The Dykes	Location Bedrule Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.63 ha	Decision issued 23 Jun 2017
FLA00612 Dykesglen Wood	Location Bedrule Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.14 ha	Decision issued 3 Aug 2015
FPA-11307 Haddon House	Location Denholm Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.03 ha	Decision issued 5 Mar 2024