FPA-12500

Hexpath Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1 – Hexpathdean Wood
Nearest town: Greenlaw
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT662475

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Key dates

Application registered 28 April 2025
Application accepted 12 May 2025
Consultation opens 28 May 2025
Consultation closes 25 June 2025
Decision issued 9 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.93 ha
Conifer: 0.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-12500

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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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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 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 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2027
Felling area: 0.93 ha
Estimated volume: 240 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed conifers Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.6 ha	40 yr	500	180 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Larch	0.19 ha	40 yr	150	40 m³	N/A
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.14 ha	40 yr	100	20 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	Sitka spruce	60%	0.56 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	10%	0.09 ha	2,700	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	15%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	0.09 ha	—	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	5%	0.05 ha	2,700	—	—

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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 937 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Greenlaw Moor Site 743 Official SiteLink record for Greenlaw Moor ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.9 km away	Published area 1,170.52 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 937 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Greenlaw Moor

Site 743

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.9 km away

Published area 1,170.52 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 661 475

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 196

Brown earths

Soil association: Eckford
Parent material: Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived mainly from Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Eckford · 35% Brown earths
Innerwick · 35% Brown earths
Skateraw · 30% 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
FLA03655 Hexpath Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 300 m away	Area 4.03 ha	Decision issued 30 Jan 2019
CB398858 Hexpath Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 300 m away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 24 Apr 2014
CB258038 Hexpath	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 300 m away	Area 5.25 ha	Decision issued 22 Jul 2013
FPA-7485 Hexpath Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 424 m away	Area 3.54 ha	Decision issued 8 Oct 2020
FPA-9255 Hexpath Farm	Location Greenlaw Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 609 m away	Area 0.66 ha	Decision issued 5 May 2022