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FPA-11481

Mains of Collin

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 1&2
Nearest town
Auchencairn
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX786526

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 March 2024
  2. Application accepted 5 April 2024
  3. Consultation opens 5 April 2024
  4. Consultation closes 3 May 2024
  5. Decision issued 7 May 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
0.89 ha
Conifer
0.75 ha
Broadleaf
0.14 ha

Official source

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FPA-11481

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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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    Status when first captured
    Expired

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
20 May 2024 – 20 May 2026
Felling area
0.89 ha
Estimated volume
275 m³
Proposed restocking
0.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Noble fir

Proposed restocking species

Noble fir Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.27 ha 29 yr 500 120 m³
1 Clear Felling Noble fir 0.09 ha 29 yr 50 20 m³
2 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.53 ha 29 yr 900 135 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Noble fir 36.4% 0.32 ha 1,600
1 Create Designed Open Ground 4.04% 0.04 ha
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 44.61% 0.4 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 5.96% 0.05 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Noble fir 3.03% 0.03 ha 1,600
2 Create Designed Open Ground 5.96% 0.05 ha
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Protected places

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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

Auchencairn and Orchardton Bays

Site 97

Official SiteLink record for Auchencairn and Orchardton Bays
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.9 km away Published area 176.69 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 786 525

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 113

Brown earths

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Undulating lowland and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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  • Dalbeattie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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