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FPA-11840

Glenrath

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Braes 1-6
Nearest town
Peebles
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT213340

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 August 2024
  2. Application accepted 19 August 2024
  3. Consultation opens 17 January 2025
  4. Consultation closes 14 February 2025
  5. Decision issued 18 February 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
2.75 ha
Conifer
2.75 ha

Official source

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FPA-11840

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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 Mar 2025 – 1 Apr 2025
Felling area
2.75 ha
Estimated volume
8,800 m³
Proposed restocking
2.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Braes 1-6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.6 ha 45 yr 5,760 8,400 m³ N/A
Braes 1-6 Clear Felling European larch 0.15 ha 45 yr 240 400 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Braes 1-6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 63.64% 1.75 ha 2,500 — —
Braes 1-6 Replant felled area Scots pine 16% 0.44 ha 2,500 — —
Braes 1-6 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 10.18% 0.28 ha 2,500 — —
Braes 1-6 Create Designed Open Ground Birch 10.18% 0.28 ha 2,500 — —
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH23_0210_0211

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_0876

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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

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 213 339

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 226

Peaty gleyed podzols with brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Dod · 70% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Linhope · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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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.