FPA-12281

Roxburghe Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpts 202, 208 & 209
Nearest town: Heiton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT707285

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 February 2025
Application accepted 19 February 2025
Consultation opens 17 March 2025
Consultation closes 14 April 2025
Decision issued 24 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.34 ha
Conifer: 1.34 ha

Official source

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FPA-12281

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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, 09:57 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: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Felling area: 1.34 ha
Estimated volume: 1,110 m³
Thinning area: 8.18 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 1.34 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
208c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.75 ha	48 yr	750	225 m³	N/A
208d	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.35 ha	41 yr	350	150 m³	N/A
208d	Clear Felling	European larch	0.24 ha	41 yr	240	80 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
203	Scots pine	0.4 ha	35 m³
203	Sycamore	0.4 ha	45 m³
203	Ash	0.4 ha	25 m³
208a	Sycamore	0.52 ha	50 m³
208a	Ash	0.26 ha	35 m³
208a	Grand fir	0.05 ha	40 m³
208b	Scots pine	4.52 ha	300 m³
209	Grand fir	0.05 ha	40 m³
209	Sycamore	1.18 ha	60 m³
209	Ash	0.4 ha	25 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
208c	Replant felled area	Scots pine	36.57%	0.49 ha	2,500	—	—
208c	Replant felled area	Birch	11.94%	0.16 ha	2,500	—	—
208c	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.22%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—
208c	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.49%	0.02 ha	—	—	—
208d	Replant felled area	Scots pine	25.37%	0.34 ha	2,500	—	—
208d	Replant felled area	Birch	8.96%	0.12 ha	2,500	—	—
208d	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	3.73%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—
208d	Create Designed Open Ground	—	6.72%	0.09 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 542 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 542 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 706 284

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 296

Brown earths

Soil association: Hobkirk
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F1 Excellent flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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CB212945 Near Grahamslaw	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.04 ha	Decision issued 29 Apr 2013
FLA-6154 Grahamslaw	Location Eckford Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 29 Mar 2019
CB332037 Ladyrigg	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 2.17 ha	Decision issued 7 Jan 2014
CB02054 Roxburghe Estates	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 1.6 ha	Decision issued 2 Mar 2012
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