FPA-11521

Langholm Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bruntshielbog Plantation
Nearest town: Canonbie
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY408821

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 12 April 2024
Application accepted 12 April 2024
Consultation opens 8 July 2024
Consultation closes 5 August 2024
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 22.95 ha
Conifer: 22.95 ha

Official source

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FPA-11521

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

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:33 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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: 3 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Felling area: 22.95 ha
Estimated volume: 8,020 m³
Proposed restocking: 22.95 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3179E	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.88 ha	35 yr	6,710	1,710 m³	none
3179F	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	8.78 ha	35 yr	12,070	3,080 m³	none
31799G	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	6.94 ha	35 yr	9,540	2,430 m³	none
3179H	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.86 ha	35 yr	3,560	650 m³	none
3179E	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.11 ha	35 yr	150	30 m³	none
3179F	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.15 ha	35 yr	210	50 m³	none
3179G	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.23 ha	35 yr	320	70 m³	none

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3179E	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	8.3%	1.9 ha	2,500	—	—
3179F	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	30.3%	6.95 ha	2,500	—	—
3179K	Create Designed Open Ground	—	13%	2.98 ha	—	—	—
3179G	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.8%	2.48 ha	2,500	—	—
3179H	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	18.8%	4.31 ha	2,500	—	—
3179I	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	11.8%	2.71 ha	2,500	—	—
3179J	Replant felled area	Scots pine	1.7%	0.39 ha	2,500	—	—
3179L	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	5.3%	1.22 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
STH25_0657-0658 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0187 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0178 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0110_0111_0112 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0244-0245 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Langholm - Newcastleton Hills Site 906 Official SiteLink record for Langholm - Newcastleton Hills ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 970 m away	Published area 7,688.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Langholm - Newcastleton Hills

Site 906

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 970 m away

Published area 7,688.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 408 820

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

F5 Limited flexibility for trees