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FPA-13247

Cowdenknowes Mains Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT583366 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Blach Hill West Wood Cpt36
Nearest town
Earlston
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT583366
Total area
3.79 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 17 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 18 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 25 February 2026
  4. Consultation closes 25 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 31 March 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13247

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
17 Feb 2026 – 22 Jan 2027
Felling area
3.79 ha
Estimated volume
1,194 m³
Proposed restocking
3.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch

Proposed restocking species

Scots pineSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
36 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 3.79 ha 45 yr — 1,194 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
36 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 70% 2.65 ha 2,500 — —
36 Replant felled area Scots pine 30% 1.14 ha 2,500 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FLA01144 Cowdenknowes Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 361 m away Area 1 ha Decision issued
FPA-12118 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 432 m away Area 0.03 ha Approved
CB52026 Cowdenknowes Farm Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 773 m away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-10182 Cowdenknowes Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 964 m away Area 5.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-13740 The Paddocks Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 0.03 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
23FGS73913 Cowdenknowes woodland creation Packmans Wood Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 776 m away Area 3.36 ha Approved
20FGS54444 TTH Oakendean BL Wood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.2 km away Area 5.7 ha Approved
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.3 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
23FGS74796 Chatto Craigs Location

Langshaw

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.1 km away Area 91.8 ha Approved
21FGS56444 Glendearg Allan Water Planting Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 6.6 km away Area 21.69 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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