FPA-12308

Howpasley Farm

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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cpt 3
Nearest town: Hawick
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT345069
Total area: 9.74 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 27 February 2025
Application accepted 12 March 2025
Consultation opens 17 April 2025
Consultation closes 15 May 2025
Decision issued 20 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12308

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area: 9.74 ha
Estimated volume: 2,750 m³
Proposed restocking: 9.74 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.03 ha	32 yr	15,000	2,400 m³	Boundary
3b	Clear Felling	Larch	0.74 ha	32 yr	1,200	150 m³	Boundary
3c,d,e,f	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.97 ha	32 yr	2,000	200 m³	Boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	65%	6.33 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	25%	2.44 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	5%	0.49 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5%	0.49 ha	1,600	—	—

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
FPA-8832 Howpasley Farm	Location Hawick Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 655 m away	Area 12 ha	Decision issued 16 Feb 2022
FPA-10677 Howpasley	Location Craik Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 772 m away	Area 59.62 ha	Decision issued 26 Feb 2024
CB266139 Eildrig	Location Craik Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 50.37 ha	Decision issued 14 Aug 2013
FPA-8663 Howpasley	Location Craik Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 4.26 ha	Decision issued 16 Feb 2022
CB262627 North Sorrowlessfield	Location Earlston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 2.5 ha	Decision issued 28 Aug 2013

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
18FGS28938 Lymiecleuch Riparian Woodland Creation	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.1 km away	Area 7.46 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
18FGS28858 Bowanhill Riparian Woodland Planting	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.8 km away	Area 8.64 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
19FGS40583 Broadlee Loch	Location Skirsgill Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 3.96 ha	Approved 9 Oct 2019
19FGS42327 Commonside Riparian Woodlands	Location HAWICK Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.8 km away	Area 29.44 ha	Approved 4 Nov 2019
18FGS28958 Northhouse riparian woodlands	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 8.6 km away	Area 4.2 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

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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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:40 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:56 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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