FPA-12224

Roxburghe Estates

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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Various
Nearest town: Roxburgh
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT668292
Total area: 12.96 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 5 February 2025
Application accepted 5 February 2025
Consultation opens 27 February 2025
Consultation closes 27 March 2025
Decision issued 3 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12224

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Felling area: 12.96 ha
Estimated volume: 5,980 m³
Thinning area: 7.79 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 12.96 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

BirchDouglas firMixed broadleavesNorway spruceScots pineSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

BirchDouglas firMixed native broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
61	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.61 ha	37 yr	21,000	4,300 m³	n/a
61	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.21 ha	37 yr	500	100 m³	n/a
61	Clear Felling	Birch	0.21 ha	37 yr	230	50 m³	n/a
64	Clear Felling	Scots pine	3.38 ha	67 yr	700	1,100 m³	n/a
66b	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.2 ha	35 yr	500	100 m³	n/a
66b	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.05 ha	35 yr	50	10 m³	n/a
66b	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.2 ha	35 yr	150	30 m³	n/a
66b	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.1 ha	35 yr	50	20 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
62	Sitka spruce	6.06 ha	210 m³	2,500	2,000
64	Sitka spruce	1.73 ha	60 m³	2,500	2,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
61	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	33.18%	4.2 ha	2,500	—	—
61	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	8.29%	1.05 ha	2,500	—	—
61	Replant felled area	Scots pine	9.72%	1.23 ha	1,600	—	—
61	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	14.06%	1.78 ha	1,600	—	—
61	Create Designed Open Ground	Scots pine	6.08%	0.77 ha	2,500	—	—
64	Replant felled area	Scots pine	13.35%	1.69 ha	2,500	—	—
64	Replant felled area	Birch	4.42%	0.56 ha	2,500	—	—
64	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6.71%	0.85 ha	1,600	—	—
64	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.21%	0.28 ha	—	—	—
66b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.34%	0.55 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
CB98035 Rutherford Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 998 m away	Area 19.23 ha	Decision issued 24 Aug 2012
FPA-10872 Rutherford Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 2.01 ha	Decision issued 26 Oct 2023
FPA-13331 Roxburghe Estates	Location Roxburgh Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 3.73 ha	Approved 23 Apr 2026
CB518414 Pirnie Farm	Location Fainington Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 2.66 ha	Decision issued 14 Oct 2014
FPA-11551 Rutherford Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1.58 ha	Approved 30 Jul 2024

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 3.4 km away	Area 11.02 ha	Approved 10 Apr 2025
21FGS62505 Roxburghe Estate Native Woodlands	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 20.15 ha	Approved 25 May 2022
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation	Location Newton St Boswells Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 8.7 km away	Area 2.53 ha	Approved 26 Oct 2020
18FGS34419 Broomy hardwood plantation	Location Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 9.0 km away	Area 0.99 ha	Approved 17 May 2019
19FGS38544 Frogden Woodland Creation	Location KELSO Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 9.2 km away	Area 18.67 ha	Approved 5 Aug 2019

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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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:45 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:58 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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