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FLA01292

Ropelawshiel Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Hawick
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT314102

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 7 April 2016
  3. Consultation opens 12 April 2016
  4. Consultation closes 10 May 2016
  5. Decision issued 12 May 2016

Area

Total area
0.05 ha
Conifer
0.05 ha

Official source

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FLA01292

Find FLA01292 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH25_0024

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 74 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0009_0086_0088_0114_0115_0118_0119

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 760 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_1019

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0897

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0710

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 314 101

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
  • Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

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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