FPA-12167
Sheila Hill
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Sheila Hill
- Nearest town
- Tongland
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX735558
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
Area
- Total area
- 7.97 ha
- Conifer
- 7.89 ha
- Broadleaf
- 0.08 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- Status when first captured
- Approved
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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 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
Proposed restocking species
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
| 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 | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 734 558
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral podzols
Map unit 356
Humus-iron podzols
- Soil association
- Knockskae
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from felsites and allied igneous rocks
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle to steep complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Knockskae · 100% Humus-iron podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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