FPA-9951
Brotherstone Farm Mertoun Estate
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpts 2b, 5, 6, 7
- Nearest town
- Earlston
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT610370
Key dates
- Application registered 24 August 2022
- Application accepted 24 August 2022
- Consultation opens 9 September 2022
- Consultation closes 7 October 2022
- Decision issued 11 November 2022
Area
- Total area
- 6.94 ha
- Conifer
- 6.94 ha
Official source
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FPA-9951 Find FPA-9951 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Expired
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 610 370
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 298
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Hobkirk
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
- Landform
- Foothills and depressions with with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Cessford · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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