FPA-12298
Roxburghe Estates
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Cpts 115 (Blakedean)
- Nearest town
- Yetholm
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT840238
Key dates
- Application registered 25 February 2025
- Application accepted 25 February 2025
- Consultation opens 24 March 2025
- Consultation closes 21 April 2025
- Decision issued 24 April 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 2.98 ha
- Conifer
- 2.98 ha
Official source
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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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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
Earlier changes may not have been captured.
Forestry operations
Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.
- Felling window
- 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
- Felling area
- 2.98 ha
- Estimated volume
- 0 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 2.98 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.98 ha | 45 yr | 4,768 | — | N/A |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 43.96% | 1.31 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 115 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 46.98% | 1.4 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 115 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 5.03% | 0.15 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 115 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4.03% | 0.12 ha | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Tweed Site 1366 Official SiteLink record for River Tweed ↗ | Designation BIOLOGICAL | Proximity 1.8 km away | Published area 2,533.66 ha | Geographic scope MIXED |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 839 237
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Immature soils
Map unit 482
Brown rankers with podzolic rankers
- Soil association
- Sourhope
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with very steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- SOURHOPE(BRANK) · 50% Brown rankers
- SOURHOPE(PODRANK) · 50% Podzolic rankers
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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