FPA-12387
Sorrowlessfield Mains Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- South Strip
- Nearest town
- Earlston
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT568365
Key dates
- Application registered 21 March 2025
- Application accepted 24 March 2025
- Consultation opens 1 April 2025
- Consultation closes 29 April 2025
- Decision issued 7 May 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 1.99 ha
- Conifer
- 1.92 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.07 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
FPA-12387 Find FPA-12387 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedwood - Gateheugh Site 1574 Official SiteLink record for Tweedwood - Gateheugh ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.7 km away | Published area 29.56 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| Gattonside Moss Site 682 Official SiteLink record for Gattonside Moss ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.7 km away | Published area 5.23 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.7 km away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 568 365
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
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPA-8381 Sorrowlessfield Mains Farm | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 412 m away | Area 1.13 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-11419 North Sorrowlessfield Farm | Location Earlston Scottish Borders | Status Expired | Distance 807 m away | Area 2.47 ha | Decision issued |
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