FPA-11961
Carroch
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Carroch
- Nearest town
- Carsphairn
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX664922
Key dates
- Application registered 15 October 2024
- Application accepted 1 October 2024
- Consultation opens 5 November 2024
- Consultation closes 3 December 2024
- Decision issued 3 March 2025
- Restocking due 31 July 2027
Area
- Total area
- 11.47 ha
- Conifer
- 11.47 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- 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 Dec 2024 – 30 Jun 2026
- Felling area
- 11.47 ha
- Estimated volume
- 3,800 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 11.47 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.74 ha | 31 yr | 3,480 | 600 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 9.73 ha | 31 yr | 19,460 | 3,200 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 8.46% | 0.97 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 4.27% | 0.49 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1a | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.13% | 0.13 ha | — | — | — |
| 1z | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.31% | 0.15 ha | — | — | — |
| 2a | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.7% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 45.42% | 5.21 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 7.85% | 0.9 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 6.63% | 0.76 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2b | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 9.24% | 1.06 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2c | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 4.36% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2b | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.96% | 0.11 ha | — | — | — |
| 2z | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.7% | 0.08 ha | — | — | — |
| 2z | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.61% | 0.07 ha | — | — | — |
| 2z | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.44% | 0.05 ha | — | — | — |
| 2z | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.96% | 0.11 ha | — | — | — |
| 2z | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 3.05% | 0.35 ha | — | — | — |
| 2c | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 2.01% | 0.23 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2a | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 1.92% | 0.22 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 664 921
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 232
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with generally concave with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 50% Brown earths
- Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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