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FPA-13467

Tiendside Burn Cottage (Buccleuch)

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Branxholm & Drinkstone
Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT430078

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 12 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 22 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 20 July 2026
  5. Decision issued 23 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.03 ha
Conifer
0.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-13467

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Approved
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2028
Felling area
0.03 ha
Estimated volume
65 m³
Proposed restocking
0.03 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.02 ha 30 yr 30 60 m³ N/A
2 Felling Individual Trees Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 20 yr 6 5 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Hazel 90% 0.03 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Hazel 10% 0 ha 1,600
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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

STH20_0775_ 0777_1021 Stanley Hill

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0193_0407_0408 Alderybar

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0526_0527

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0718

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 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

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 10 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Slaidhills Moss

Site 8164

Official SiteLink record for Slaidhills Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 8.88 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 429 078

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association
Alluvial Soils
Parent material
Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform
Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
  • Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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hawick

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Status Expired Distance 1.2 km away Area 4.48 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 6.78 ha Decision issued
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Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 38.53 ha Approved
FPA-6447 Broadhaugh Farm Location

Hawick

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 3.4 km away Area 7.02 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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Status Approved Distance 990 m away Area 29.44 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 4.2 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 8.64 ha Approved
18FGS28998 Broadhaugh riparian woodlands Location

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Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 10.88 ha Approved
19FGS40583 Broadlee Loch Location

Skirsgill

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 3.96 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.