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FPA-12224

Roxburghe Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Various
Nearest town
Roxburgh
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT668292

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 5 February 2025
  2. Application accepted 5 February 2025
  3. Consultation opens 27 February 2025
  4. Consultation closes 27 March 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
12.96 ha
Conifer
12.25 ha
Broadleaf
0.51 ha

Official source

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FPA-12224

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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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  2. First captured

    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
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

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
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/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (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/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative 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
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 667 291

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

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.