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FPA-12649

Halkburn

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: NT470407 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
1 & 2
Nearest town
Galashiels
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT470407
Total area
2.75 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 June 2025
  2. Application accepted 30 June 2025
  3. Consultation opens 8 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 5 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 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12649

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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
2.75 ha
Estimated volume
958 m³
Proposed restocking
2.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1 ha 75 yr 560 364 m³ Boundary
1a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.56 ha 75 yr 280 98 m³ Boundary
2a Clear Felling Scots pine 0.6 ha 75 yr 336 218 m³ Boundary
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.59 ha 75 yr 293 278 m³ Boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 40% 0.62 ha 2,500 — —
1a Replant felled area Norway spruce 20% 0.31 ha 2,500 — —
1a Replant felled area Scots pine 20% 0.31 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Birch 5% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 5% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
1a Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.08 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 40% 0.47 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Norway spruce 20% 0.24 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Scots pine 20% 0.24 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Birch 5% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 5% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Sycamore 5% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
2a Replant felled area Oak 5% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

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Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.68 ha Decision issued
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Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 4.35 ha Approved
FPA-9404 Halkburn Farm Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 7.11 ha Decision issued
CB428838 Torwoodlee Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.0 km away Area 3.5 ha Decision issued
FPA-9515 Hawksnest Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 2.14 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
22FGS66887 Torsonce Mains NWC 2 Location

Stow

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Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 4.16 ha Approved
26FGS94619 Allan Water Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Open For Comment Distance 3.4 km away Area 44.47 ha Consultation ends
19FGS38384 Torsonce Mains NWC 1 Location

GALASHIELS

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.5 km away Area 1.41 ha Approved
19FGS39823 Colmsliehill Native Woodland Location

GALASHIELS

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 5.88 ha Approved
18FGS35138 Blackhaugh Phase 2 Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.4 km away Area 67.99 ha Approved

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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  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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