FPA-11874

South Mains Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: South Mains Farm Steading
Nearest town: Sanquhar
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS784083

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Key dates

Application registered 28 August 2024
Application accepted 28 August 2024
Consultation opens 14 October 2024
Consultation closes 14 October 2024
Decision issued 16 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.51 ha
Conifer: 0.41 ha
Broadleaf: 0.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-11874

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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, 10:58 BST

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9 Jul 2026, 10:04 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: 4 Nov 2024 – 3 Nov 2027
Felling area: 0.51 ha
Estimated volume: 275 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.51 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.38 ha	40 yr	400	250 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.03 ha	40 yr	20	10 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.05 ha	40 yr	20	10 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.05 ha	40 yr	20	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	Mixed native broadleaves	54.9%	0.28 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	45.1%	0.23 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH19_0047_0297 Brown Hill (South Mains) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0461 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0457 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0476 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0541 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 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 · NS 784 082

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 446

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Rowanhill · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees