FPA-12167

Sheila Hill

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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Sheila Hill
Nearest town: Tongland
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX735558
Total area: 7.97 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 20 January 2025
Application accepted 23 January 2025
Consultation opens 10 February 2025
Consultation closes 10 March 2025
Decision issued 17 March 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12167

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Feb 2025 – 30 Oct 2026
Felling area: 7.89 ha
Estimated volume: 3,220 m³
Proposed restocking: 7.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed conifersMixed native broadleavesSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
all	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	7.89 ha	35 yr	12,624	3,220 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
All	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.39%	5.08 ha	2,500	—	—
All	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	22.81%	1.8 ha	2,500	—	—
All	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	11.79%	0.93 ha	1,600	—	—
All	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1.01%	0.08 ha	—	—	—

Nearby

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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-12884 Loch Dougan Forest	Location Kirkcudbright Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 4.83 ha	Approved 25 Mar 2026
FPA-10025 Loch Dougan	Location Gelston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 3.59 ha	Decision issued 4 Jan 2023
CB407394 Sheillahill	Location Gelston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.78 ha	Decision issued 28 Apr 2014
FPA-13360 Mayfield	Location Castle Douglas Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 1.56 ha	Approved 21 May 2026
FPA-9730 Slagnaw	Location Castle Douglas Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 1.87 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2022

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
22FGS69773 Ingleston Woodland Creation	Location Gelston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 36.72 ha	Approved 9 Aug 2023
18FGS29558 Auchenleck NWC	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.0 km away	Area 40.64 ha	Approved 18 Jan 2019
20FGS53703 Bengairn NWC Cpt 14b	Location Auchencairn Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.3 km away	Area 4.19 ha	Approved 11 Feb 2021
19FGS41583 Culnaightrie Suie Hill WC	Location Auchencairn Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 6.5 km away	Area 20.38 ha	Approved 9 Oct 2020
18FGS33762 Newlaw	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 7.5 km away	Area 149.05 ha	Approved 1 Aug 2019

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

Land listings

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Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:47 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:59 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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