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FPA-12402

Cowdenknowes Mains Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NT576380 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Earlston
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT576380
Total area
8.22 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 26 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 3 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 1 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 7 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12402

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

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 firHybrid larchScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesScots pineSitka 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 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-10620 Cowdenknowes Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 110 m away Area 2.4 ha Decision issued
FPA-10182 Cowdenknowes Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 700 m away Area 5.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-12118 Cowdenknowes Mains Farm Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 817 m away Area 0.03 ha Approved
FPA-12430 Craigsford West Farm Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 874 m away Area 3.23 ha Approved
FLA01144 Cowdenknowes Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 881 m away Area 1 ha Decision issued

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
23FGS73913 Cowdenknowes woodland creation Packmans Wood Location

Earlston

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 3.36 ha Approved
20FGS54444 TTH Oakendean BL Wood Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.0 km away Area 5.7 ha Approved
23FGS74796 Chatto Craigs Location

Langshaw

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.2 km away Area 91.8 ha Approved
20FGS51963 TTH North Dryburgh Woodland Creation Location

Newton St Boswells

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 2.53 ha Approved
21FGS56444 Glendearg Allan Water Planting Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 5.8 km away Area 21.69 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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