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FPA-11280

Southwick Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Bareness
Nearest town
Dalbeattie
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX922583

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 24 January 2024
  2. Application accepted 5 February 2024
  3. Consultation opens 27 March 2024
  4. Consultation closes 24 April 2024
  5. Decision issued 26 April 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
11.77 ha
Conifer
10.60 ha
Broadleaf
1.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-11280

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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
4 Mar 2024 – 1 Mar 2026
Felling area
11.77 ha
Estimated volume
6,029 m³
Proposed restocking
11.77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
26c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.94 ha 40 yr 2,522 1,008 m³
26c Clear Felling Larch 1.94 ha 40 yr 2,522 1,008 m³
26c Clear Felling Douglas fir 1.93 ha 40 yr 2,509 1,003 m³
26c Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.64 ha 40 yr 838 281 m³
26d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.28 ha 50 yr 1,664 665 m³
26d Clear Felling Larch 1.28 ha 50 yr 1,664 665 m³
26d Clear Felling Douglas fir 1.27 ha 50 yr 1,651 660 m³
26d Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.42 ha 50 yr 55 191 m³
26h Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.57 ha 50 yr 741 296 m³
26h Clear Felling Larch 0.39 ha 50 yr 507 202 m³
26h Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.11 ha 50 yr 139 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
26c Replant felled Norway spruce area 57.83% 3.73 ha 2,500
26c Replant felled Sitka spruce area 32.25% 2.08 ha 2,500
26c Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 9.92% 0.64 ha 1,600
26d Replant felled Norway spruce area 57.88% 2.46 ha 2,500
26d Replant felled Sitka spruce area 32.24% 1.37 ha 2,500
26d Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 9.88% 0.42 ha 1,600
26h Replant felled Norway spruce area 57.94% 0.62 ha 2,500
26h Replant felled Sitka spruce area 31.78% 0.34 ha 2,500
26h Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 10.28% 0.11 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Upper Solway Flats and Marshes

Site 1583

Official SiteLink record for Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 17,224.16 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 921 582

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

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

  • Dalbeattie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.