FPA-11718

Queensberry Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Auchensow plantation
Nearest town: Mennock
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS828084

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 June 2024
Application accepted 25 June 2024
Consultation opens 24 July 2024
Consultation closes 24 July 2024
Decision issued 24 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 3.60 ha
Conifer: 3.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-11718

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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, 12:09 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:34 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: 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 3.6 ha
Estimated volume: 900 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European silver fir Grand fir Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Silver birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2090F	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.6 ha	28 yr	4,000	400 m³	n/a
2090D	Clear Felling	Grand fir	0.3 ha	28 yr	750	75 m³	n/a
2090C	Clear Felling	Silver fir	0.3 ha	28 yr	750	75 m³	n/a
2090B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.2 ha	28 yr	3,000	300 m³	n/a
2090B	Clear Felling	Grand fir	0.2 ha	28 yr	500	50 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2090A	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	8.33%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—
2090B	Replant felled area	Silver birch	22.22%	0.8 ha	1,600	—	—
2090C	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	11.11%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
2090D	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	55.56%	2 ha	2,500	—	—
2090E	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	2.78%	0.1 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_0543 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 5 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0768 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 447 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram14_0018_Little Merk P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0457 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1603 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Mennock Water Site 1147 Official SiteLink record for Mennock Water ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 892 m away	Published area 47.79 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Mennock Water

Site 1147

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 892 m away

Published area 47.79 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 828 083

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees