FPA-11649

Cairnsmore Woodlands

Expired 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

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

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Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cairnsmore Woodlands
Nearest town: Newton Stewart
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX610802
Total area: 4.93 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 31 May 2024
Application accepted 3 June 2024
Consultation opens 5 June 2024
Consultation closes 3 July 2024
Decision issued 9 July 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-11649

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 15 Jun 2024 – 15 Jun 2026
Felling area: 4.93 ha
Estimated volume: 2,185 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
14c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.75 ha	36 yr	1,400	842 m³	n/a
18a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.18 ha	36 yr	4,200	1,343 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
14c	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	1.75 ha	2,500	—	—
18a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	3.18 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11646 Glenlee	Location St John's Town of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.85 ha	Approved 20 Sept 2024
FPA-9987 Glenlee	Location St Johns of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.27 ha	Decision issued 2 May 2023
FPA-12367 Glenlee Estate	Location St Johns Town of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 141 m away	Area 1.16 ha	Approved 5 Jun 2025
CB260793 Glenlee	Location St John's Town Of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 510 m away	Area 0.06 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2013
FLA01242 Glenlee Estate	Location New Galloway Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 12.77 ha	Decision issued 9 May 2016

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
19FGS42303 Waterside Hill NWC	Location St. John's Town of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 127.39 ha	Approved 2 Sept 2021
15FGS03174 Rig of Airie WC	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 285.12 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
16FGS11970 Barscobe Woodland Creation	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.1 km away	Area 7.35 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
25FGS84539 Duchrae NWC 2	Location St Johns Town of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 249.68 ha	Approved 8 Jan 2026
20FGS52883 Duchrae Woodland Creation 2021	Location St Johns Town of Dalry Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 6.8 km away	Area 120.71 ha	Approved 20 Feb 2023

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

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 12:10 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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