FPA-11866

Westwater

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Westwater
Nearest town: Langholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY300828

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 26 August 2024
Application accepted 26 August 2024
Consultation opens 7 October 2024
Consultation closes 7 October 2024
Decision issued 8 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.60 ha
Conifer: 2.11 ha
Broadleaf: 0.49 ha

Official source

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FPA-11866

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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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Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 10:59 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: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 2.6 ha
Estimated volume: 1,938 m³
Thinning area: 14.54 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3,8	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.21 ha	39 yr	1,815	755 m³	Map
3	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.15 ha	39 yr	225	70 m³	Map
3,8	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.49 ha	39 yr	490	76 m³	Map
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.75 ha	16 yr	1,512	240 m³	Map

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
3	Sitka spruce	14.54 ha	797 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	Norway spruce	8.08%	0.21 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	73.08%	1.9 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	4.62%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
8	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	14.23%	0.37 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
STH23_0029_0369 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0541-0543_1233 Shaw Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 333 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0367_0368 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 478 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_1030_1032 Calkin Rig 3 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0697 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.4 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 300 828

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 225

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and valleys with gentle to steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 70% Brown earths
Ettrick · 30% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees