FPA-12239

Billiemains

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: 9 (Sandyknowe)
Nearest town: Chirnside
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT850588

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 10 February 2025
Application accepted 12 February 2025
Consultation opens 14 April 2025
Consultation closes 12 May 2025
Decision issued 13 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.10 ha
Conifer: 1.70 ha
Broadleaf: 0.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-12239

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:56 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: 14 May 2025 – 14 May 2027
Felling area: 2.1 ha
Estimated volume: 1,590 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
9	Clear Felling	Larch	1.3 ha	60 yr	850	680 m³	N/A
9	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.4 ha	60 yr	570	455 m³	N/A
9	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.4 ha	60 yr	570	455 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 9	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	30%	0.63 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 9	Replant felled area	Scots pine	15%	0.32 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 9	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	15%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 9	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	30%	0.63 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 9	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.21 ha	—	—	—

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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
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Whiteadder Water Site 1629 Official SiteLink record for Whiteadder Water ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 102.43 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Whiteadder Water

Site 1629

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 102.43 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 849 587

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 196

Brown earths

Soil association: Eckford
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Eckford · 35% Brown earths
Innerwick · 35% Brown earths
Skateraw · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9107 Billiemains	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 8.17 ha	Decision issued 12 Apr 2022
FLA00987 Billiemains Farm	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 447 m away	Area 0.41 ha	Decision issued 29 Jan 2016
CB500925 Billiemains Farm	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 0.19 ha	Decision issued 29 Sept 2014
FPA-10991 Mayfield Farm	Location Eyemouth Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.71 ha	Decision issued 26 Oct 2023
FPA-13431 Oldcastles Farm	Location Chirnside Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.24 ha	Approved 4 Jun 2026