FPA-11449

Knockinaam

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
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: Knockinaam
Nearest town: Portpatrick
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX041532
Total area: 11.54 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 20 March 2024
Application accepted 20 March 2024
Consultation opens 17 April 2024
Consultation closes 15 May 2024
Decision issued 21 May 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11449

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2026
Felling area: 11.54 ha
Estimated volume: 5,520 m³
Thinning area: 15.26 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 11.54 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	11.54 ha	34 yr	28,850	5,000 m³	None

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
2	Sitka spruce	9.92 ha	350 m³	2,200	2,000
2	Larch	4.58 ha	150 m³	2,200	2,000
2	Birch	0.76 ha	20 m³	1,800	1,600

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	74.52%	8.6 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Lodgepole pine	13.08%	1.51 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.03%	0.58 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	7.37%	0.85 ha	—	—	—

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-8399 Knockinaam	Location Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 11.54 ha	Decision issued 21 Mar 2022
FLA03663 Knockinaam	Location Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.54 ha	Decision issued 11 Mar 2019
CB156799 Auchenree Farm	Location Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 4.2 km away	Area 1.82 ha	Decision issued 14 Jan 2013
FPA-10286 Dunskey	Location Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 4.8 km away	Area 7.37 ha	Decision issued 23 Feb 2023
CB152723 Dunskey Estate	Location Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 5.5 km away	Area 4.29 ha	Decision issued 14 Jan 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
25FGS86180 2025 Lagganmore NWC	Location Portpatrick Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 37.9 ha	Approved 28 Jul 2025
23FGS73153 MOD West Freugh	Location Dunragit Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 6.8 km away	Area 3.49 ha	Decision issued 15 Apr 2024
20FGS52623 Glenstockadale Forest Extension	Location Port Logan Dumfries and Galloway	Status Under Consideration	Distance 7.3 km away	Area 0 ha	Key date Not published
23FGS76673 Piltanton	Location Leswalt Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 9.8 km away	Area 50.88 ha	Approved 20 Jan 2025

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
11 Sept 2026, 09:52 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:37 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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