FPA-11013

Barrhill Hands Complex

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Waterside Cmp 4109-4121
Nearest town: Knowe Village, Dumfries and Galloway
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX306711

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Key dates

Application registered 7 September 2023
Application accepted 25 October 2023
Consultation opens 5 June 2024
Consultation closes 4 June 2024
Decision issued 6 June 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 55.45 ha
Conifer: 37.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-11013

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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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11 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:36 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: 14 Feb 2024 – 14 Feb 2025
Felling area: 55.45 ha
Estimated volume: 18,269 m³
Proposed restocking: 55.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Lodgepole pine Noble fir Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4109-4121	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	22.89 ha	49 yr	25,179	8,309 m³	—
4109-4121	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	18.28 ha	49 yr	20,108	6,032 m³	—
4109-4121	Clear Felling	Larch	6.5 ha	49 yr	7,150	1,788 m³	—
4109-4121	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	7.12 ha	49 yr	7,832	1,958 m³	—
4109-4121	Clear Felling	Noble fir	0.66 ha	49 yr	726	182 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4109-4121	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	36.8%	20.41 ha	2,500	—	—
4109-4121	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	38.4%	21.29 ha	2,500	—	—
4109-4121	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	6%	3.33 ha	1,600	—	—
4109-4121	Create Designed Open Ground	—	18.8%	10.42 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
UK/PH/JM/03082012A P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/JM/03082012B P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/01122011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/30112011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 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 · NX 306 711

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 215

Dystrophic semi-confined peat with peaty rankers

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Valley floors and lowlands with rock knolls and moundy moraines: complex gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Semi-confined peat · 85% Dystrophic semi-confined peat
ETTRICK(PRANK) · 15% Peaty rankers

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees