FPA-12106
Over Howden
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Overhowden Woodland
- Nearest town
- Oxton
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT487524
Key dates
- Application registered 18 December 2024
- Application accepted 18 December 2024
- Consultation opens 22 January 2025
- Consultation closes 19 February 2025
- Decision issued 4 March 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 1.50 ha
- Conifer
- 1.50 ha
Official source
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FPA-12106 Find FPA-12106 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 ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
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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 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Felling area
- 1.5 ha
- Estimated volume
- 450 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.5 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.5 ha | 40 yr | 3,000 | 450 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 65% | 0.98 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 14.13% | 0.21 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 8.73% | 0.13 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 5.07% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Field maple | 3.53% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 3.53% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airhouse Wood Site 27 Official SiteLink record for Airhouse Wood ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.6 km away | Published area 14.51 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 486 523
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 206
Brown earths
- 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.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F6 Very limited flexibility for trees
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