FPA-13635

Castlehill Wood

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Castlehill Wood
Nearest town: Lockerbie
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY060895

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Key dates

Application registered 3 August 2026
Application accepted 3 August 2026
Consultation opens 20 August 2026
Consultation closes 17 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 0.69 ha
Conifer: 0.59 ha
Broadleaf: 0.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-13635

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

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Track changes

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18 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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Status changed
18 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
21 Aug 2026, 06:03 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: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2027
Felling area: 0.69 ha
Estimated volume: 225 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.69 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
01	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.59 ha	40 yr	650	195 m³	—
01	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	0.1 ha	40 yr	80	30 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Plant an alternative area	Mixed native broadleaves	100%	0.69 ha	1,600	—	2

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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
STH24_0492 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 270 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0981 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0701 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0702 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1801 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 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 059 894

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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FPA-8112 Burrance of Courance	Location St Ann’s Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 7.89 ha	Decision issued 29 Jun 2021
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