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FPA-13554

Grennan Moss

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Grennan Moss
Nearest town
Whauphill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX409454

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 June 2026
  2. Application accepted 30 June 2026
  3. Consultation opens 12 August 2026
  4. Consultation closes 12 August 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2032

Area

Total area
38.76 ha
Conifer
36.20 ha
Broadleaf
2.56 ha

Official source

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FPA-13554

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First archived 13 August 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved

  3. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Under Consideration

  4. First captured

    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
1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2031
Felling area
38.76 ha
Estimated volume
11,852 m³
Thinning area
2 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
38.76 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 11.1 ha 50 yr 9,900 3,330 m³ n/a
7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 15.1 ha 50 yr 13,363 4,454 m³ n/a
7a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.89 ha 50 yr 445 148 m³ n/a
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 6.9 ha 50 yr 6,100 2,035 m³ n/a
4a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.67 ha 50 yr 2,000 750 m³ n/a
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.1 ha 50 yr 2,650 885 m³ n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore (stems/ha)After (stems/ha)
3b Mixed broadleaves 0.7 ha 100 m³ 100 70
5 Mixed broadleaves 1.3 ha 150 m³ 100 70

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 13.65% 5.29 ha 2,500 — —
6 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 4.54% 1.76 ha 2,500 — —
6 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 7.87% 3.05 ha 1,600 — —
6 Create Designed Open Ground — 2.58% 1 ha — — —
7 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.83% 8.46 ha 2,500 — —
7 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 7.28% 2.82 ha 2,500 — —
7 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 6.45% 2.5 ha 1,600 — —
7 Create Designed Open Ground — 5.7% 2.21 ha — — —
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 11.4% 4.42 ha 2,500 — —
4 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 3.82% 1.48 ha 2,500 — —
4 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 4.75% 1.84 ha 1,600 — —
4 Create Designed Open Ground — 2.14% 0.83 ha — — —
3a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 4.05% 1.57 ha 2,500 — —
3a Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 1.37% 0.53 ha 2,500 — —
3a Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 1.6% 0.62 ha 1,600 — —
3a Create Designed Open Ground — 0.98% 0.38 ha — — —
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Protected places

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Within 2 km

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Dowalton Loch

Site 529

Official SiteLink record for Dowalton Loch ↗ 		Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 126.83 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 409 454

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
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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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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