FPA-12085
Dreva farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Altarstone
- Nearest town
- Biggar
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT146357
Key dates
- Application registered 6 December 2024
- Application accepted 6 December 2024
- Consultation opens 31 January 2025
- Consultation closes 28 February 2025
- Decision issued 5 March 2025
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 0.40 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.40 ha
Official source
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FPA-12085 Find FPA-12085 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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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
- 10 Jan 2025 – 31 Mar 2025
- Felling area
- 0.4 ha
- Estimated volume
- 21 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0.4 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Ash Downy birch Goat willow Mixed native broadleaves Woody shrubs
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Goat willow | 0.1 ha | 30 yr | 150 | 10 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Downy birch | 0.1 ha | 30 yr | 50 | 6 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.1 ha | 30 yr | 70 | 3 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Woody shrubs | 0.05 ha | 30 yr | 30 | 1 m³ | n/a |
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Ash | 0.05 ha | 30 yr | 10 | 1 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I do not intend to restock | — | 100% | 0.4 ha | — | — | — |
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity Point is inside the SSSI | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
| Tweedsmuir Hills Site 1573 Official SiteLink record for Tweedsmuir Hills ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.8 km away | Published area 8,896.77 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 145 357
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 579
Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils
- Soil association
- Yarrow
- Parent material
- Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
- Landform
- Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Yarrow · 70% Brown earths
- Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
- Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
- Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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