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FPA-12669

Branxholm Estate

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

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

Register grid reference: NT441052 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Old Northhouse Plantation
Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT441052
Total area
38.53 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 30 June 2025
  2. Application accepted 30 June 2025
  3. Consultation opens 14 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 11 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 14 August 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-12669

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area
38.53 ha
Estimated volume
11,025 m³
Proposed restocking
38.53 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
2155B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.88 ha 37 yr 951 265 m³ None
2155C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.8 ha 37 yr 7,351 2,040 m³ None
2155D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.94 ha 37 yr 5,643 1,780 m³ None
2155E Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.07 ha 37 yr 3,319 1,075 m³ None
2155F Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.77 ha 37 yr 832 270 m³ None
2156A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.2 ha 37 yr 173 1,465 m³ None
2156B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.96 ha 37 yr 2,119 685 m³ None
2156C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.03 ha 37 yr 3,276 1,060 m³ None
2156D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 4.75 ha 37 yr 5,135 1,665 m³ None
2156E Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.38 ha 37 yr 1,492 485 m³ None
2155G Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.75 ha 37 yr 724 235 m³ None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
2155B, 2155C, 2155D, 2156B, 2156C, 2156D, 2156E Replant felled area Sitka spruce 64% 24.66 ha 2,500 — —
2155E, 2155F, 2155G, 2156A Replant felled area Norway spruce 21% 8.09 ha 2,500 — —
2156A, 2162G Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 5% 1.93 ha 1,600 — —
2162G Create Designed Open Ground — 10% 3.85 ha — — —

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
FLA01297 Skelfhill Farm Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 9.54 ha Decision issued
CB81477 Skelfhill Farm Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 2.9 ha Decision issued
FPA-13467 Tiendside Burn Cottage (Buccleuch) Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 0.03 ha Approved
CB34275 Commonside Water meadow Location

hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.9 km away Area 4.48 ha Decision issued
FPA-11228 Phaup Location

Teviothead, Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 11.61 ha Decision issued

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
18FGS28958 Northhouse riparian woodlands Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 4.2 ha Approved
19FGS38404 Northhouse Extension Location

SELKIRK

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 175.75 ha Approved
19FGS42327 Commonside Riparian Woodlands Location

HAWICK

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 29.44 ha Approved
18FGS28858 Bowanhill Riparian Woodland Planting Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.0 km away Area 8.64 ha Approved
18FGS28998 Broadhaugh riparian woodlands Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 10.88 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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