FPA-13690

Effgill

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Effgill
Nearest town: Langholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY298926

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Key dates

Application registered 27 August 2026
Application accepted 27 August 2026
Consultation opens 31 August 2026
Consultation closes 28 September 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 3.49 ha
Conifer: 2.50 ha
Broadleaf: 0.99 ha

Official source

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FPA-13690

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First archived 1 September 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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First captured
1 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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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 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

Ash Oak Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Ash Oak Sycamore

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	Sycamor e	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	—	—

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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
STH21_0413d Meggat Water Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0413b Meggat Water Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 74 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0413a Meggat Water P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 290 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0968_0969 Kirkgill Bank/Georgefield Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 833 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0192 Westerker Rig P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 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 297 926

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

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Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees