FPA-13568

Mossknowe

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Mossknowe
Nearest town: Kirkpatrick Fleming
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY281697

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Key dates

Application registered 30 June 2026
Application accepted 13 July 2026
Consultation opens 28 July 2026
Consultation closes 25 August 2026
Decision issued 7 September 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.62 ha

Official source

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FPA-13568

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First archived 29 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:03 BST

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Status changed
8 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
26 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
29 Jul 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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: 13 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 0.62 ha
Estimated volume: 468 m³
Thinning area: 4.94 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.62 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Scots pine Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1g	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.27 ha	45 yr	188	84 m³	Boundary
1h	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.25 ha	45 yr	176	79 m³	Boundary
1d1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.11 ha	45 yr	50	30 m³	Paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1a	Beech	0.75 ha	25 m³	100	90
1a	Oak	0.75 ha	25 m³	100	90
1a	Sycamore	0.75 ha	25 m³	100	90
1a	Birch	0.75 ha	25 m³	100	90
1a	Mixed broadleaves	0.41 ha	25 m³	100	90
1c	Beech	0.2 ha	25 m³	100	90
1c	Oak	0.2 ha	25 m³	100	90
1c	Sycamore	0.2 ha	25 m³	100	90
1c	Birch	0.2 ha	25 m³	100	90
1c	Mixed broadleaves	0.32 ha	25 m³	100	90
1d	Mixed broadleaves	0.41 ha	25 m³	100	90

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1g	Replant felled area	Scots pine	27.88%	0.17 ha	2,500	—	—
1g	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	10.74%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—
1g	Replant felled area	Silver birch	4.33%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1h	Replant felled area	Scots pine	26.12%	0.16 ha	2,500	—	—
1h	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	10.1%	0.06 ha	2,500	—	—
1h	Replant felled area	Silver birch	4.01%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
1d1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	10.9%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—
1d1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	4.17%	0.03 ha	2,500	—	—
1d1	Replant felled area	Silver birch	1.76%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel_B P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 241 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 378 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel_C P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 404 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram0237_Kirkpatrick-Fleming P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 921 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram_0237a_Kirkpatrick-Fleming P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 938 m 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 281 697

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Canonbie
Parent material: Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-6832 Mossknowe Steading	Location Kirkpatrick Fleming Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 316 m away	Area 1.09 ha	Decision issued 28 Jan 2020
FPA-6676 Fairyrow Wood	Location Kirkpatrick Fleming Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 949 m away	Area 28.67 ha	Decision issued 28 Nov 2019
CB499783 Hayfield Farm	Location Kirkpatrick Fleming Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1.14 ha	Decision issued 3 Sept 2014
FPA-10002 Bonshawside Farm	Location Kirkpatrick Fleming Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 0.14 ha	Decision issued 7 Dec 2022
CB04060 Mossknowe & Gretna House Woods	Location Gretna Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 3.0 km away	Area 0.56 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2012