FPA-11768

Larriston Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Shelterbelts
Nearest town: Bonchester Bridge
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY553943

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 17 July 2024
Application accepted 17 July 2024
Consultation opens 22 August 2024
Consultation closes 19 September 2024
Decision issued 10 October 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2026

Area

Total area: 0.01 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-11768

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

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Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST

Information from the application PDF is available below.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:05 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Aug 2024 – 30 Sept 2024
Felling area: 0.01 ha
Estimated volume: 28 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.01 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4C9	Felling Individual Trees	Ash	0.01 ha	34 yr	70	28 m³	70

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4C9	Restock with individual trees	Aspen	80%	0.01 ha	—	56	—
4C9	Restock with individual trees	Oak	20%	0 ha	—	14	—

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
STH25_0663 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0374b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0806 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0375 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0807-0809_0721 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 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 552 943

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 91

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Valley sides with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dundrennan · 30% Noncalcareous gleys
Letham · 35% Noncalcareous gleys
Huntford · 35% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA01416 Larriston	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 641 m away	Area 25.17 ha	Decision issued 8 Aug 2016
FPA-12740 Upper Burnmouth Farm	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 2.13 ha	Approved 17 Sept 2025
CB369674 Riccarton Farm	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 0.35 ha	Decision issued 27 Feb 2014
FLA02449 Saugh Tree Estate	Location Newcastleton Scottish Borders	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 5.99 ha	Decision issued 16 Nov 2017
FPA-13301 Foulmire	Location Keilder Scottish Borders	Status Approved	Distance 3.6 km away	Area 134.19 ha	Approved 18 May 2026