FPA-12853
Blackadder Bank Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Duns
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT863526
Key dates
- Application registered 5 September 2025
- Application accepted 5 September 2025
- Consultation opens 1 October 2025
- Consultation closes 28 October 2025
- Decision issued 11 November 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Official source
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FPA-12853 Find FPA-12853 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.
Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2025
- Felling area
- 0 ha
- Estimated volume
- 0 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 0 ha
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Sycamore | 0 ha | 40 yr | 3 | — | — |
| 1 | Felling Individual Trees | Oak | 0 ha | 40 yr | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Felling Individual Trees | Ash | 0 ha | — | — | — | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Rowan | 25% | 0 ha | — | 8 | AA |
| 1 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Beech | 25% | 0 ha | — | 8 | AA |
| 1 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Oak | 25% | 0 ha | — | 8 | AA |
| 1 | Plant alt. area with ind. trees | Elm | 25% | 0 ha | — | 8 | AA |
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.6 km away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
| Whiteadder Water Site 1629 Official SiteLink record for Whiteadder Water ↗ | Designation GEOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.9 km away | Published area 102.43 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 862 526
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 575
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Whitsome
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Carb sediments and basic lavas, Upper ORS sandstones and Silurian greywackes
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Whitsome · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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