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FPA-13474

Lothian Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Lothian Estates
Nearest town
Jedburgh
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT666144

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 19 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 2 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 30 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 2 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
5.50 ha
Conifer
5.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-13474

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 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
2 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2028
Felling area
5.5 ha
Estimated volume
1,800 m³
Proposed restocking
5.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 139 Clear Felling Scots pine 2 ha 74 yr 90 600 m³ N/A
Cpt 139 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 58 yr 50 100 m³ N/A
Cpt 139 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.4 ha 28 yr 200 100 m³ N/A
Cpt 147 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.7 ha 52 yr 1,400 1,000 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt.139 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 33.09% 1.82 ha 2,800
Cpt.139 Replant felled area Norway spruce 10.18% 0.56 ha 2,800
Cpt.139 Replant felled area Oak 5.09% 0.28 ha 1,600
Cpt.139 Replant felled area Sycamore 2.55% 0.14 ha 1,600
Cpt.147 Replant felled area Oak 44.18% 2.43 ha 1,600
Cpt.147 Replant felled area Hazel 4.91% 0.27 ha 1,600
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH22_0231 Swinnie Plantation

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0907

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_1468

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Jedwater Woodlands

Site 822

Official SiteLink record for Jedwater Woodlands
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 490 m away Published area 24.34 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 666 144

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 297

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

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 · 70% Brown earths
  • Cessford · 30% Noncalcareous gleys
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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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.