FPA-12241

Cumstoun Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Forest Hill
Nearest town: Kirkcudbright
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX679536

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Key dates

Application registered 10 February 2025
Application accepted 10 February 2025
Consultation opens 22 April 2025
Consultation closes 21 April 2025
Decision issued 23 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.44 ha
Conifer: 0.60 ha
Broadleaf: 0.53 ha

Official source

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FPA-12241

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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, 14:00 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:57 BST

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: 7 May 2025 – 6 May 2027
Felling area: 2.44 ha
Estimated volume: 1,235 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.44 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Larch Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Oak Scots pine

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4h	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.31 ha	55 yr	900	1,000 m³	None
4i	Clear Felling	Larch	0.6 ha	55 yr	200	200 m³	None
4i	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.06 ha	55 yr	15	15 m³	None
4j	Selective Felling	Ash	0.46 ha	16 yr	100	10 m³	Feller Select
4K	Felling Individual Trees	Beech	0.01 ha	150 yr	2	10 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4h	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	100%	1.31 ha	2,500	—	—
4i	Replant felled area	Scots pine	100%	0.66 ha	2,500	—	—
4j	Restock with individual trees	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.46 ha	—	200	—
4K	Restock with individual trees	Oak	100%	0.01 ha	—	8	—

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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
S_P_Pram0328_Kirkcudbright GC P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

S_P_Pram0328_Kirkcudbright GC

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 2.3 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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 · NX 679 536

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 439

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rhins
Parent material: Red brown clayey drifts containing Ordovician and Silurian greywacke stones
Landform: Drumlins and undulating lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 50% Brown earths
Rhins · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees