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FPA-13331

Roxburghe Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 115 and 120.
Nearest town
Roxburgh
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT681294

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 12 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 23 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 20 April 2026
  5. Decision issued 23 April 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
3.73 ha
Conifer
1.72 ha

Official source

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FPA-13331

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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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    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 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
Felling area
3.73 ha
Estimated volume
1,600 m³
Proposed restocking
3.73 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
115c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.72 ha 40 yr 2,500 700 m³ N/A
120a Clear Felling Norway spruce 2.01 ha 50 yr 4,000 900 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
115c Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 100% 1.72 ha 1,600
120a Replant felled Norway spruce area 66.17% 1.33 ha 2,700
120a Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 33.83% 0.68 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

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 680 293

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 297

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Hobkirk
Parent material
Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform
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.

  • Hobkirk · 70% Brown earths
  • Cessford · 30% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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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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