FPA-13602

Addinston

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 2, 4, 9a & 3b
Nearest town: Oxton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT522536

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Key dates

Application registered 17 July 2026
Application accepted 17 July 2026
Consultation opens 3 August 2026
Consultation closes 31 August 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.71 ha
Conifer: 2.71 ha

Official source

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FPA-13602

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First archived 4 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:02 BST

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Status changed
1 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
4 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 24 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028
Felling area: 2.71 ha
Estimated volume: 705 m³
Thinning area: 0.38 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.71 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed conifers Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	50 yr	220	80 m³	N/A
4	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.05 ha	60 yr	850	150 m³	N/A
4	Clear Felling	Larch	0.06 ha	60 yr	45	10 m³	N/A
9a	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.99 ha	65 yr	600	300 m³	N/A
9a	Clear Felling	Larch	0.28 ha	65 yr	180	85 m³	N/A
9a	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.14 ha	65 yr	90	40 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
3b	Sycamore	0.15 ha	15 m³
3b	Beech	0.15 ha	15 m³
3b	Mixed broadleaves	0.04 ha	5 m³
3b	Larch	0.04 ha	5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Restock by natural regeneration	Sitka spruce	100%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	85%	0.94 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	15%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
9a	Replant felled area	Scots pine	30%	0.42 ha	2,500	—	—
9a	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	15%	0.21 ha	2,500	—	—
9a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	40%	0.56 ha	2,500	—	—
9a	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	15%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 521 535

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-7013 Addinston Farm	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 224 m away	Area 1.56 ha	Decision issued 9 Mar 2020
CB14268 Addinston Farm	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 539 m away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2012
FPA-9955 Longcroft	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 855 m away	Area 3.31 ha	Decision issued 3 Oct 2022
FPA-9668 Addinston Farm	Location Lauder Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 5.75 ha	Decision issued 12 Aug 2022
FLA01079 Addinston	Location Oxton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 2.6 ha	Decision issued 4 Apr 2016