FPA-13320

Brockhouse Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 4c & 7
Nearest town: Fountainhall
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT398496

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Key dates

Application registered 11 March 2026
Application accepted 12 March 2026
Consultation opens 29 April 2026
Consultation closes 27 May 2026
Decision issued 2 June 2026
Restocking due 1 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.80 ha
Conifer: 0.64 ha
Broadleaf: 0.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-13320

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:08 BST

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8 Jul 2026, 21:45 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: 29 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Felling area: 0.8 ha
Estimated volume: 280 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.8 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hawthorn Hazel Norway spruce Rowan Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4C	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.06 ha	40 yr	60	20 m³	Cutter Select
7	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.5 ha	40 yr	800	200 m³	Cutter Select
7	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.16 ha	40 yr	100	30 m³	Cutter Select
7	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.08 ha	40 yr	100	30 m³	Cutter Select

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	25%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	25%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Scots pine	25%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	Cpt 7
Cpt 4	Plant an alternative area	Birch	10%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	Cpt7
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	5%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Hazel	5%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 7	Replant felled area	Rowan	5%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Moorfoot Hills Site 1186 Official SiteLink record for Moorfoot Hills ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 901 m away	Published area 8,830.68 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Moorfoot Hills

Site 1186

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 901 m away

Published area 8,830.68 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 397 495

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 227

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with simple convex strong and steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Minchmoor · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-11411 Corsehope	Location Heriot Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1.7 ha	Decision issued 27 Jun 2024
FPA-11159 Corsehope	Location Heriot Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 8.23 ha	Decision issued 26 Jan 2024
FPA-8863 Corsehope	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 5.81 ha	Decision issued 13 May 2022