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CB307344

Rutherford Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NT633310 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Littledean Wood
Nearest town
Kelso
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT633310
Total area
0.97 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 17 September 2013
  3. Consultation opens 24 September 2013
  4. Consultation closes 22 October 2013
  5. Decision issued 25 October 2013
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

CB307344

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 Oct 2013 – 1 Oct 2016
Felling area
0.97 ha
Estimated volume
429 m³
Thinning area
1.68 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
0.97 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
25f Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.19 ha 40 yr 380 114 m³ Coup boundaries
25g Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.78 ha 50 yr 300 250 m³ Coup boundaries

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
25c Mixed broadleaves 0.84 ha 25 m³ 800 700
25c Mixed conifers 0.84 ha 40 m³ 1,600 1,400

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
25f, 25g Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 80% 0.78 ha 1,100 0 —
25f, 25g Create Designed Open Ground — 20% 0.19 ha 0 0 —

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
FLA01473 Rutherford Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 71 m away Area 0.97 ha Decision issued
FPA-6986 Mertoun Estate Location

Maxton

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 852 m away Area 1.32 ha Decision issued
FLA01498 Magdalene Hall farm Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.02 ha Decision issued
CB307023 Rutherford Estate Location

Kelso

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.33 ha Decision issued
FPA-6575 Mertoun Estate Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 1.25 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
24FGS83639 Rutherford and Mellendean Native Woodland Creation Location

St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 11.02 ha Approved
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.7 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
20FGS54444 TTH Oakendean BL Wood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.8 km away Area 5.7 ha Approved
23FGS73913 Cowdenknowes woodland creation Packmans Wood Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 7.9 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved
15FGS03256 Clarilaw NWC 2016 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 8.1 km away Area 6.45 ha Approved

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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  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
    Expired

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