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FPA-12341

Holylee Estate

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
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT393374 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Cpt 1 - 4
Nearest town
Walkerburn
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT393374
Total area
4.20 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 10 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 7 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 5 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 13 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12341

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
9 May 2025 – 9 May 2027
Felling area
4.2 ha
Estimated volume
1,425 m³
Thinning area
2.54 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
4.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

LarchScots pineSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.94 ha 40 yr 1,200 300 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.9 ha 40 yr 2,400 700 m³ N/A
4 Clear Felling Scots pine 1 ha 50 yr 800 250 m³ N/A
4 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.19 ha 50 yr 100 10 m³ N/A
2 Clear Felling Larch 0.17 ha 40 yr 300 50 m³ N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
3 Scots pine 1.5 ha 80 m³
3 Sitka spruce 1.04 ha 35 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 11.19% 0.47 ha 2,700 — —
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 11.19% 0.47 ha 2,700 — —
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 49.29% 2.07 ha 2,700 — —
4 Replant felled area Scots pine 14.29% 0.6 ha 2,700 — —
4 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 14.05% 0.59 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
CB34241 Holylee Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 192 m away Area 1.74 ha Decision issued
FLA02213 Holylee Estate Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 225 m away Area 1.03 ha Decision issued
FLA00080 Holylee Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 553 m away Area 0.53 ha Decision issued
FLA03143 Holylee Estate Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 585 m away Area 1.48 ha Decision issued
FLA00445 Holylee Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 691 m away Area 0.25 ha Decision issued

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
18FGS34679 Holylee shelter block extensions Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 4.33 ha Approved
18FGS35018 Blackhaugh phase 1 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 15.2 ha Approved
20FGS54146 Old Caberston Native Woodland Location

Walkerburn

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
16FGS12037 Ashiestiel WC Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 40.46 ha Approved
18FGS35138 Blackhaugh Phase 2 Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 67.99 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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