FPA-12402

Cowdenknowes Mains Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Earlston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT576380

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Key dates

Application registered 26 March 2025
Application accepted 26 March 2025
Consultation opens 3 April 2025
Consultation closes 1 May 2025
Decision issued 7 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 8.22 ha
Conifer: 8.22 ha

Official source

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FPA-12402

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:57 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: 26 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area: 8.22 ha
Estimated volume: 3,089 m³
Proposed restocking: 8.22 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Hybrid larch Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
11c	Clear Felling	Scots pine	3.24 ha	80 yr	—	1,047 m³	n/a
11d	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.69 ha	80 yr	—	282 m³	n/a
11e	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	0.74 ha	80 yr	—	235 m³	n/a
11f	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.65 ha	80 yr	—	330 m³	n/a
11g	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.21 ha	80 yr	—	607 m³	n/a
11h 1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	1.45 ha	80 yr	—	468 m³	n/a
11h 2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.24 ha	80 yr	—	120 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
11c to 11h2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	60%	4.93 ha	2,500	—	—
11c to 11h2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	20%	1.64 ha	2,500	—	—
11c to 11h2	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	20%	1.64 ha	1,600	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 576 380

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 53

Brown earths

Soil association: Bemersyde
Parent material: Drifts derived from intrusive rhyolites and trachytes
Landform: Hills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Bemersyde · 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

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10620 Cowdenknowes	Location Earlston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.4 ha	Decision issued 20 Sept 2023
FPA-10182 Cowdenknowes	Location Earlston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 633 m away	Area 5.6 ha	Decision issued 7 Mar 2023
FPA-12430 Craigsford West Farm	Location Earlston Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 825 m away	Area 3.23 ha	Approved 1 Aug 2025
FPA-12118 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm	Location Earlston Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 855 m away	Area 0.03 ha	Approved 24 Mar 2025
FLA01144 Cowdenknowes	Location Earlston Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 895 m away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 4 Apr 2016