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FPA-12876

Overwells Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Crouchie Wood
Nearest town
Jedburgh
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT671211

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 16 September 2025
  2. Application accepted 23 September 2025
  3. Consultation opens 14 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 11 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 18 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
4.01 ha
Conifer
3.81 ha
Broadleaf
0.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-12876

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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
1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028
Felling area
4.01 ha
Estimated volume
1,017 m³
Proposed restocking
4.01 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.61 ha 45 yr 1,075 904 m³ N/A
2b Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.2 ha 45 yr 110 75 m³ N/A
2b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.2 ha 45 yr 100 38 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 64.59% 2.59 ha 2,500
2b Replant felled area Norway spruce 15.96% 0.64 ha 2,500
2b Replant felled area Rowan 5.49% 0.22 ha 1,600
2b Replant felled area Hazel 2.99% 0.12 ha 1,600
2b Replant felled area Hawthorn 2.99% 0.12 ha 1,600
2b Replant felled area Crab apple 2.99% 0.12 ha 1,600
2b Create Designed Open Ground 4.99% 0.2 ha
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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 671 211

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 296

Brown earths

Soil association
Hobkirk
Parent material
Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
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.

  • Hobkirk · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good 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.

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