FPA-12046

Polmoodie

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Polmoodie
Nearest town: Moffat
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT178143

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 21 November 2024
Application accepted 28 November 2024
Consultation opens 12 December 2024
Consultation closes 9 January 2025
Decision issued 14 February 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 12.61 ha
Conifer: 12.61 ha

Official source

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FPA-12046

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 10:26 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 10:02 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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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 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 12.61 ha
Estimated volume: 8,450 m³
Proposed restocking: 12.61 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	11.55 ha	52 yr	28,800	8,000 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.7 ha	52 yr	1,700	350 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.36 ha	54 yr	900	100 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	87.31%	11.01 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	12.69%	1.6 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_0391 Emblem Brae Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 13 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0432-0437 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 731 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0236_0237_0720 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0465 Birkhill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0395_0398 Bushie Law Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Moffat Hills Site 1172 Official SiteLink record for Moffat Hills ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 219 m away	Published area 2,890.24 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Moffat Hills

Site 1172

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 219 m away

Published area 2,890.24 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 178 143

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 229

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees