FPA-11551

Rutherford Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Rutherford Estate Woodlands
Nearest town: Kelso
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT656306

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 April 2024
Application accepted 26 April 2024
Consultation opens 21 May 2024
Consultation closes 18 June 2024
Decision issued 30 July 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 1.58 ha
Conifer: 1.30 ha
Broadleaf: 0.28 ha

Official source

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FPA-11551

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST

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 2024 – 30 Apr 2026
Felling area: 1.58 ha
Estimated volume: 1,065 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.58 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Poplar Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
18a	Selective Felling	Poplar	0.18 ha	50 yr	15	15 m³	all trees within boundary
18a	Selective Felling	Scots pine	1.3 ha	90 yr	800	1,000 m³	all trees within boundary
18a	Selective Felling	Ash	0.1 ha	90 yr	50	50 m³	all trees within boundary

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
18a	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	100%	1.58 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 727 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs Site 1122 Official SiteLink record for Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 9.77 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 727 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs

Site 1122

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.1 km away

Published area 9.77 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 655 306

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 408

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Minto
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone Silurian and Ordovician sediments
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.

Belses · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Minto · 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

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10872 Rutherford Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 781 m away	Area 2.01 ha	Decision issued 26 Oct 2023
FLA03027 Makerstoun Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 825 m away	Area 1.54 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2018
FLA01573 Rutherford	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 922 m away	Area 2.7 ha	Decision issued 14 Sept 2016
CB98035 Rutherford Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 19.23 ha	Decision issued 24 Aug 2012
CB150692 Rutherford Estate	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 2.29 ha	Decision issued 5 Dec 2012