FPA-12356

Hoscote Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Compartments 2 & 4
Nearest town: Roberton
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT392117

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 12 March 2025
Application accepted 18 March 2025
Consultation opens 7 May 2025
Consultation closes 7 May 2025
Decision issued 8 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 2.50 ha
Conifer: 2.40 ha

Official source

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FPA-12356

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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, 13:38 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:56 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: 18 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area: 2.5 ha
Estimated volume: 850 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Hazel Norway spruce Oak Rowan Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	42 yr	50	90 m³	N/A
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2 ha	42 yr	4,000	700 m³	N/A
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.1 ha	42 yr	250	30 m³	N/A
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.1 ha	42 yr	250	30 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Oak	50%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Birch	20%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Rowan	20%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Hazel	10%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	1.1 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	30%	0.66 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Oak	10%	0.22 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Birch	10%	0.22 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
STH24_0718 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 630 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0330 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0780_0781 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0985 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0516 Girnwood Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 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 392 116

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees