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CB32810

Billholm Forest

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpt 32
Nearest town
Eskdalemuir
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY278930

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 29 March 2012
  3. Consultation opens 4 April 2012
  4. Consultation closes 2 May 2012
  5. Decision issued 23 May 2012

Area

Total area
14.50 ha
Conifer
14.50 ha

Official source

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CB32810

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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

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The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH21_0472-0473_0679 Shaw Rig

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 275 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0972_0974-0975 Birkiesike Plantation

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0192 Westerker Rig

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0971 Enzieholm Bridge

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0413a Meggat Water

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

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 · NY 277 930

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Linhope · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 39.1 ha Decision issued
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Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 1.24 ha Approved
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Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 1.15 ha Decision issued
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Status Open For Comment Distance 2.0 km away Area 3.49 ha Consultation ends
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Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 7.01 ha Decision issued

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 5.0 km away Area 34.5 ha Approved
18FGS28338 Woodland Creation Dim Burn and Farm Woodland Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 7.2 ha Approved
23FGS70914 Brydonswell Know Location

Langholm

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Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 3.5 ha Approved
17FGS16657 Clerkhill Farm New Planting Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 7.0 km away Area 144.75 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.