FPA-11724

Munches

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Colehole & Richorn Wood
Nearest town: Closeburn
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX818594
Total area: 2.33 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 25 June 2024
Application accepted 27 June 2024
Consultation opens 3 July 2024
Consultation closes 1 August 2024
Decision issued 27 August 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11724

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Felling area: 2.28 ha
Estimated volume: 2,535 m³
Thinning area: 3.69 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshSitka spruceSycamoreWestern red cedar

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruceWestern red cedar

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
9	Clear Felling	Coast redwood	0.25 ha	70 yr	100	300 m³	—
9	Clear Felling	Western red cedar	0.25 ha	70 yr	100	300 m³	—
9	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.25 ha	70 yr	100	300 m³	—
9	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.2 ha	40 yr	300	150 m³	—
17b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.23 ha	60 yr	1,995	1,000 m³	—
17b	Clear Felling	Ash	0.1 ha	50 yr	100	100 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
17a	Oak	0.35 ha	100 m³
17a	Sitka spruce	1 ha	25 m³
17a	Ash	1 ha	100 m³
17a	Sycamore	1 ha	100 m³
17a	Douglas fir	0.34 ha	60 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
9	Replant felled area	Western red cedar	41.67%	0.95 ha	2,500	—	—
17b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	58.33%	1.33 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA02671 Munches Estate	Location Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 142 m away	Area 9 ha	Decision issued 3 Jan 2018
CB242637 Kirkennan	Location Palnackie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 2 ha	Decision issued 11 Jul 2013
FPA-12371 Munches	Location Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 3.98 ha	Approved 6 Jun 2025
FLA03495 Munches Estate	Location Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 7.4 ha	Decision issued 12 Nov 2018
CB314986 Munches Estate	Location Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 3.66 ha	Decision issued 14 Oct 2013

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
15FGS01073 Kirkennan Estate	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 6.9 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
19FGS39563 Fairgirth NWC	Location DALBEATTIE Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 31.03 ha	Approved 9 Oct 2019
22FGS69773 Ingleston Woodland Creation	Location Gelston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 6.8 km away	Area 36.72 ha	Approved 9 Aug 2023
22FGS64426 Congeith WC	Location Kirkgunzeon Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 7.0 km away	Area 52.03 ha	Approved 28 Jul 2022
20FGS51603 Glensone Woodland Creation	Location Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 7.2 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 11 Nov 2021

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:08 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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