FPA-13614

Archbank Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Archbank Forest
Nearest town: Moffat
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT086087

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 July 2026
Application accepted 24 July 2026
Consultation opens 27 July 2026
Consultation closes 24 August 2026
Decision issued 7 September 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 25.93 ha
Conifer: 25.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-13614

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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Standingwire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 06:03 BST

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Status changed
4 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Under Consideration

To

Approved
Status changed
25 Aug 2026, 06:00 BST

From

Open For Comment

To

Under Consideration
First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2031
Felling area: 25.93 ha
Estimated volume: 13,794 m³
Proposed restocking: 25.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Norway spruce Rowan Sitka spruce Willow

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1&2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	25.93 ha	39 yr	27,587	13,794 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1&2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	63.83%	16.55 ha	2,500	—	—
1&2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	9.33%	2.42 ha	2,500	—	—
1&2	Replant felled area	Birch	7.56%	1.96 ha	1,600	—	—
1&2	Replant felled area	Willow	4.55%	1.18 ha	1,600	—	—
1&2	Replant felled area	Rowan	3.05%	0.79 ha	1,600	—	—
1&2	Create Designed Open Ground	—	11.69%	3.03 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_0220_0940_0941 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0962 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 343 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0214_0219 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0214A Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0705a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 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 · NT 086 087

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 230

Peaty gleyed podzols with peaty gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with complex strong and steep slopes: non-rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dod · 50% Peaty gleyed podzols
Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8011 Archbank Forest	Location Moffat Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 141 m away	Area 7.46 ha	Decision issued 4 Jun 2021
FLA02921 Archbank Forest	Location Moffat Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 5.8 ha	Decision issued 12 Apr 2018
CB374816 Archbank Farm	Location Moffat Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 855 m away	Area 3.35 ha	Decision issued 20 Mar 2014
CB83444 Mountainblow (Granston Farm)	Location Moffat Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 16.57 ha	Decision issued 10 May 2013
CB246264 Granston	Location Moffat Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 1.41 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2013