FPA-13720

Drygrange

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1b
Nearest town: Earlston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT577348

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Key dates

Application registered 11 September 2026
Application accepted 11 September 2026
Consultation opens 15 September 2026
Consultation closes 13 October 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 1.46 ha
Conifer: 1.46 ha

Official source

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FPA-13720

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First archived 16 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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First captured
16 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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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 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028
Felling area: 1.46 ha
Estimated volume: 650 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.46 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.46 ha	55 yr	620	650 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	65%	0.95 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled Oak area	—	30%	0.44 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	5%	0.07 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

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 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 147 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Tweedwood - Gateheugh Site 1574 Official SiteLink record for Tweedwood - Gateheugh ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 166 m away	Published area 29.56 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 147 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Tweedwood - Gateheugh

Site 1574

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 166 m away

Published area 29.56 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 577 348

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

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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