FPA-12118
Cowdenknowes Mains Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpts. 29, 38d, 44, 48a, 48b
- Nearest town
- Earlston
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT579372
Key dates
- Application registered 3 January 2025
- Application accepted 3 January 2025
- Consultation opens 13 February 2025
- Consultation closes 13 March 2025
- Decision issued 24 March 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 0.03 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.03 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 31 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Felling area
- 0 ha
- Estimated volume
- 657 m³
- Thinning area
- 14.15 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Mixed broadleaves | 1.45 ha | 32 m³ |
| 38d | Mixed broadleaves | 1.99 ha | 45 m³ |
| 44 | Sitka spruce | 3.5 ha | 300 m³ |
| 44 | Larch | 0.11 ha | 10 m³ |
| 48a1 | Larch | 0.3 ha | 10 m³ |
| 48a1 | Scots pine | 0.3 ha | 10 m³ |
| 48a2 | Larch | 2.5 ha | 105 m³ |
| 48a2 | Douglas fir | 0.3 ha | 15 m³ |
| 48b | Mixed broadleaves | 1.35 ha | 45 m³ |
| 48b | Scots pine | 1.35 ha | 60 m³ |
| Roadside | Mixed broadleaves | 1 ha | 25 m³ |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 578 371
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 209
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and 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.
- Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
- Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
Nearby felling applications
| Application | Location | Status | Distance | Area | Key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA01144 Cowdenknowes | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 100 m away | Area 1 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-10182 Cowdenknowes | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 539 m away | Area 5.6 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-13247 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 721 m away | Area 3.79 ha | Approved |
| FPA-12402 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 855 m away | Area 8.22 ha | Approved |
| FPA-10620 Cowdenknowes | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 855 m away | Area 2.4 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23FGS74796 Chatto Craigs | Location Langshaw Scottish Borders | Status Approved | Distance 5.7 km away | Area 91.8 ha | Approved |
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