FPA-12750
Gledswood - Thinning
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Various
- Nearest town
- Melrose
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT586346
Key dates
- Application registered 28 July 2025
- Application accepted 28 July 2025
- Consultation opens 28 August 2025
- Consultation closes 25 September 2025
- Decision issued 8 October 2025
Official source
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FPA-12750 Find FPA-12750 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.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedwood - Gateheugh Site 1574 Official SiteLink record for Tweedwood - Gateheugh ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 291 m away | Published area 29.56 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 333 m away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
| Newtown St Boswells Woods Site 1223 Official SiteLink record for Newtown St Boswells Woods ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.9 km away | Published area 18.49 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 586 346
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 209
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and 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.
- Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
- Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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