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FPA-12401

Ormiston

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT519128

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 26 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 28 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 27 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
2.50 ha
Conifer
1.13 ha
Broadleaf
1.37 ha

Official source

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FPA-12401

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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
1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2027
Felling area
2.5 ha
Estimated volume
700 m³
Proposed restocking
2.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.26 ha 40 yr 350 100 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Poplar 0.07 ha 40 yr 100 50 m³ n/a
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.07 ha 40 yr 200 50 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.5 ha 60 yr 250 125 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Beech 0.5 ha 60 yr 250 125 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 40 yr 450 150 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.3 ha 40 yr 200 50 m³ n/a
2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.3 ha 40 yr 200 50 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled Common alder area 40% 0.16 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled Aspen area 40% 0.16 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 20% 0.08 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled Sycamore area 15% 0.32 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled Pedunculate oak area 20% 0.42 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled Aspen area 10% 0.21 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 35% 0.74 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled Mixed broadleaves area 20% 0.42 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

STH20_0073 Cogsmill

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.1 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

Hummelknowes Moss

Site 799

Official SiteLink record for Hummelknowes Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 165 m away Published area 4.18 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Whitlaw Bank to Hardies Hill

Site 1635

Official SiteLink record for Whitlaw Bank to Hardies Hill
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 6.72 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Lynnwood - Whitlaw Wood, Slitrig

Site 1117

Official SiteLink record for Lynnwood - Whitlaw Wood, Slitrig
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 14.98 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Adderstonlee Moss

Site 17

Official SiteLink record for Adderstonlee Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 15.65 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Kirkton Burn Meadow

Site 874

Official SiteLink record for Kirkton Burn Meadow
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 4.89 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 518 128

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 223

Brown earths with rankers

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with strong and steep complex slopes: moderately to very rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Linhope · 70% Brown earths
  • ETTRICK(RANK) · 30% Rankers
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 4.1 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 0.42 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.13 ha Decision issued
FPA-13391 Kirkton Farm Location

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Status Under Consideration Distance 1.9 km away Area 12.93 ha Key date Not published

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.