FPA-12571

Dreva Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Rachan Home Farm
Nearest town: Broughton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT118344

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 21 May 2025
Application accepted 21 May 2025
Consultation opens 23 July 2025
Consultation closes 20 August 2025
Decision issued 26 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.20 ha
Conifer: 0.18 ha
Broadleaf: 0.02 ha

Official source

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FPA-12571

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 21:45 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST

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: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2027
Felling area: 0.2 ha
Estimated volume: 30 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.2 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed broadleaves

Proposed restocking species

Rowan Scots pine Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Larch	0.18 ha	35 yr	200	25 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.02 ha	35 yr	35	5 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	70%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Silver birch	10%	0.02 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.02 ha	—	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Rowan	10%	0.02 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
STH18_0964 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

STH18_0964

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued

Proximity 4.2 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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
River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 997 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Tweedsmuir Hills Site 1573 Official SiteLink record for Tweedsmuir Hills ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.7 km away	Published area 8,896.77 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 997 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Tweedsmuir Hills

Site 1573

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.7 km away

Published area 8,896.77 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 118 344

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 579

Brown earths with mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Terraces of fluvioglacial and riverine origin with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Yarrow · 70% Brown earths
Alluvial_loamy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 5% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 5% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 5% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees