FPA-12385

Primrosehill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Roundell
Nearest town: Duns
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT776583

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Key dates

Application registered 20 March 2025
Application accepted 21 March 2025
Consultation opens 14 May 2025
Consultation closes 11 June 2025
Decision issued 26 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.43 ha
Conifer: 1.73 ha
Broadleaf: 0.28 ha

Official source

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FPA-12385

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:35 BST

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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: 14 May 2025 – 1 May 2026
Felling area: 2.43 ha
Estimated volume: 989 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.43 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Douglas fir Norway spruce Oak Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Birch Oak Woody shrubs

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.42 ha	40 yr	630	189 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.21 ha	40 yr	315	95 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Beech	0.21 ha	40 yr	315	95 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.45 ha	40 yr	2,146	550 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.07 ha	40 yr	119	30 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Oak	0.07 ha	40 yr	119	30 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	Oak	13.99%	0.34 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	13.99%	0.34 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	6.58%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Oak	29.63%	0.72 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Birch	29.63%	0.72 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Woody shrubs	6.17%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—

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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 32 m away	Published area 2,533.66 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Whiteadder Water Site 1629 Official SiteLink record for Whiteadder Water ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 102.43 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 32 m away

Published area 2,533.66 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Whiteadder Water

Site 1629

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 102.43 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 775 583

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 113

Brown earths

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowland and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dalbeattie · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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CB315438 Cumledge House	Location Preston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 10 Dec 2013
FLA-6148 Preston Farm	Location Duns Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.95 ha	Decision issued 29 Mar 2019