FLA-6050

Townhead Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Woodland
Nearest town: Cockburnspath
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT796699

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 17 December 2018
Application accepted 17 December 2018
Consultation opens 19 December 2018
Consultation closes 30 January 2019
Decision issued 20 February 2019

Area

Total area: 2.15 ha
Conifer: 2.00 ha
Broadleaf: 0.15 ha

Official source

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FLA-6050

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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, 15:00 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Pease Bridge Glen Site 1277 Official SiteLink record for Pease Bridge Glen ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 365 m away	Published area 12 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Old Cambus Quarry Site 1254 Official SiteLink record for Old Cambus Quarry ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.1 km away	Published area 1.95 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Pease Bay Coast Site 1276 Official SiteLink record for Pease Bay Coast ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.3 km away	Published area 69.88 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Siccar Point Site 1432 Official SiteLink record for Siccar Point ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.7 km away	Published area 5.84 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 795 698

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 100% 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
FPA-9492 Neuk Farm	Location Cockburnspath Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 20.69 ha	Decision issued 13 Jun 2022
FLA02861 Neuk Farm	Location Cockburnspath Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 17 ha	Decision issued 6 Apr 2018
FLA01273 Penmanshiel	Location Grantshouse Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 1.65 ha	Decision issued 10 May 2016
FPA-10504 Bowshiel Wood	Location Grantshouse Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 0.2 ha	Decision issued 12 May 2023
FPA-7476 Bowshiel Wood	Location Granthouse Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 1.15 ha	Decision issued 8 Oct 2020