FPA-8954

Middlethird Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Middlethird farm woodlands
Nearest town: Gordon
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT691438

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 January 2022
Application accepted 26 January 2022
Consultation opens 30 March 2022
Consultation closes 30 March 2022
Decision issued 5 May 2022

Area

Total area: 13.70 ha
Conifer: 13.51 ha
Broadleaf: 0.19 ha

Official source

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FPA-8954

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:13 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 690 437

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 196

Brown earths

Soil association: Eckford
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Eckford · 35% Brown earths
Innerwick · 35% Brown earths
Skateraw · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA02421 Middlethird Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.6 ha	Decision issued 3 Oct 2017
FPA-8239 Colmohra	Location Kelso Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 0.75 ha	Decision issued 12 Aug 2021
FPA-6490 Rumbleton Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 2.87 ha	Decision issued 12 Jul 2019
FLA03434 Falsidehill Farm Woods	Location Hume Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 6.64 ha	Decision issued 15 Oct 2018
FPA-10537 Old Greenlaw	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.44 ha	Decision issued 12 May 2023