FPA-12536

Redheugh

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1b, 2b & 6a
Nearest town: Newcastleton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NY494902

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Key dates

Application registered 12 May 2025
Application accepted 12 May 2025
Consultation opens 19 May 2025
Consultation closes 16 June 2025
Decision issued 19 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 0.99 ha
Conifer: 0.82 ha
Broadleaf: 0.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-12536

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:34 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 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: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2027
Felling area: 0.99 ha
Estimated volume: 300 m³
Thinning area: 1.26 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.99 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2b	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.12 ha	40 yr	80	30 m³	Cutter
6a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	40 yr	700	200 m³	Select
6a	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.17 ha	30 yr	100	30 m³	Cutter

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1b	Sitka spruce	1.26 ha	40 m³	1,500	1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2b/6a	Replant felled area	Oak	64.65%	0.64 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/6a	Replant felled area	Rowan	12.12%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/6a	Replant felled area	Hazel	12.12%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
2b/6a	Create Designed Open Ground	—	11.11%	0.11 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH23_0372 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0027_0659 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0376 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0414 Hillhouse P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1383 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 494 902

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 95

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Undulating hill and upland with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Carter · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees