FPA-11271

Kirkhill

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Kirkhill
Nearest town: Kirkhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY084756

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 22 January 2024
Application accepted 22 January 2024
Consultation opens 3 April 2024
Consultation closes 3 April 2024
Decision issued 4 April 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 6.07 ha
Conifer: 5.70 ha
Broadleaf: 0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-11271

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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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Standingwire added data from the PDF
11 Sept 2026, 10:35 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:39 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: 1 Apr 2024 – 1 Apr 2026
Felling area: 6.07 ha
Estimated volume: 4,190 m³
Thinning area: 36.8 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 6.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.2 ha	35 yr	—	420 m³	—
6	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.2 ha	35 yr	—	420 m³	—
7	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.07 ha	35 yr	—	245 m³	—
12	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.3 ha	35 yr	—	1,155 m³	—
12	Clear Felling	Oak	0.3 ha	35 yr	—	105 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1	Sitka spruce	13.6 ha	680 m³
10	Sitka spruce	7.8 ha	391 m³
11	Sitka spruce	15.4 ha	774 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	100%	1.2 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	1.2 ha	2,500	—	—
7	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—
12	Replant felled area	Oak	8%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
12	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	92%	3.31 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH19_0162 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 13 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0366 Holmains P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 245 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0697 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 706 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0696 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0759_Hazelshaw Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 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 · NY 084 756

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 225

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and valleys with gentle to steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 70% Brown earths
Ettrick · 30% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees