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FPA-13690

Effgill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Grid square, not boundary NY298926 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Effgill
Nearest town
Langholm
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NY298926
Total area
3.49 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 27 August 2026
  2. Application accepted 27 August 2026
  3. Consultation opens 31 August 2026
  4. Consultation closes 31 August 2026
  5. Decision issued 29 September 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 1 September 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 6 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13690

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2029
Felling area
3.49 ha
Estimated volume
1,247.5 m³
Proposed restocking
3.49 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshOakSitka spruceSycamore

Proposed restocking species

AshOakSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.5 ha 50 yr 4,000 1,000 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.33 ha 50 yr 528 82.5 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Ash 0.33 ha 50 yr 528 82.5 m³ —
1 Clear Felling Oak 0.33 ha 50 yr 528 82.5 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 33.52% 1.17 ha 1,600 — —
1 Restock by natural regeneration Ash 33.24% 1.16 ha 1,600 — —
1 Restock by natural regeneration Oak 33.24% 1.16 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-13319 Georgefield Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 5.74 ha Approved
CB328961 Georgefield (Clearfell) Location

Bentpath

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.3 km away Area 7.01 ha Decision issued
FPA-6476 Georgefield Location

Bentpath

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 9.47 ha Decision issued
FLA01311 Georgefield Location

Bentpath

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 7.01 ha Decision issued
FPA-11459 Tanlawhill Farm Location

Eskdalemuir

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 1.24 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
19FGS43144 Woodland Creation Kirk Burn Location

LANGHOLM

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 6.92 ha Approved
18FGS28338 Woodland Creation Dim Burn and Farm Woodland Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.1 km away Area 7.2 ha Approved
23FGS70914 Brydonswell Know Location

Langholm

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 3.5 ha Approved
19FGS38923 Bush of Ewes Woodland Creation Location

ESKDALEMUIR

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.6 km away Area 542.47 ha Approved
22FGS69407 Tanlawhill New Woods Location

Eskdalemuir

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 6.9 km away Area 34.5 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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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

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