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FPA-13171

Kippielaw Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Roadside trees
Nearest town
St Boswells
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT549296

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 22 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 26 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 5 March 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
0.07 ha
Broadleaf
0.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-13171

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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
24 Jan 2026 – 24 Jan 2027
Felling area
0.07 ha
Estimated volume
116 m³
Proposed restocking
0.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Norway spruce Oak

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Rd 1 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 80 yr 31 40 m³ Agreed with WO
Rd 2 Felling Individual Trees Oak 0.01 ha 80 yr 5 20 m³ Agreed with WO
Rd 2 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 80 yr 2 5 m³ Agreed with WO
Rd 3 Felling Individual Trees Beech 0.01 ha 80 yr 4 15 m³ Agreed with WO
Rd 3 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 80 yr 4 15 m³ Agreed with WO
Rd 3 Felling Individual Trees Norway spruce 0.01 ha 40 yr 1 1 m³ Agreed with WO
Rd 4 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0.01 ha 80 yr 4 20 m³ Agreed with WO

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Rd 1 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.01 ha 31
Rd 2 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.02 ha 7
Rd 3 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.03 ha 12
Rd 4 Restock with individual trees Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.01 ha 4
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Clarilaw Grasslands

Site 360

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 43.94 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 549 295

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and 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.

  • Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
  • Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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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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