FPA-12283

Roxburghe Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpts 111, 149, 150 & 556
Nearest town: Sprouston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT781340

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Key dates

Application registered 20 February 2025
Application accepted 20 February 2025
Consultation opens 11 March 2025
Consultation closes 8 April 2025
Decision issued 24 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 3.97 ha
Conifer: 1.14 ha
Broadleaf: 0.14 ha

Official source

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FPA-12283

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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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: 3.97 ha
Estimated volume: 1,445 m³
Thinning area: 3.58 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 3.97 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
111	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.93 ha	65 yr	460	320 m³	n/a
111	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.93 ha	65 yr	460	400 m³	n/a
111	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.21 ha	65 yr	100	50 m³	n/a
149	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.14 ha	30 yr	75	20 m³	n/a
150	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.42 ha	45 yr	1,200	350 m³	n/a
556	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.34 ha	45 yr	300	100 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
111	Sitka spruce	1.06 ha	70 m³
111	Norway spruce	1.05 ha	60 m³
556	Norway spruce	1.47 ha	75 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
111	Replant felled area	Scots pine	33.25%	1.32 ha	2,500	—	—
111	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	8.06%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
111	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.83%	0.43 ha	—	—	—
149	Replant felled area	Scots pine	2.52%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
149	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	1.01%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
150	Replant felled area	Scots pine	20.15%	0.8 ha	2,500	—	—
150	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	15.62%	0.62 ha	1,600	—	—
556	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6.55%	0.26 ha	1,600	—	—
556	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.02%	0.08 ha	—	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 781 340

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 575

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Whitsome
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Whitsome · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-12692 Lempitlaw Farm	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 0.46 ha	Approved 14 Aug 2025
FPA-7773 Lempitlaw Farm	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 0.05 ha	Decision issued 9 Mar 2021
FLA03654 Holefield Farm	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 0.23 ha	Decision issued 30 Jan 2019
FPA-7129 Lempitlaw	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 2.28 ha	Decision issued 28 Apr 2020
FLA00580 Wooden Easter Softlaw	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 2.45 ha	Decision issued 15 Jul 2015