FPA-11271

Kirkhill

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: Kirkhill
Nearest town: Kirkhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NY084756
Total area: 6.07 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

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 30 June 2026
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-11271

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Forestry operations

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

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 spruceOakSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firNorway spruceOakSitka 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	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-12262 Kirkhill	Location Dalton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 329 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Approved 13 May 2025
FPA-8159 Westmains Collin	Location Collin Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 929 m away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 14 Jul 2021
FPA-6478 Kirkhill	Location Lochmaben Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 8.22 ha	Decision issued 25 Jul 2019
FLA00625 Halliday Hill	Location Carrutherston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 14 Aug 2015
FPA-7834 Rockhallmains	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 21 Apr 2021

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
24FGS82599 Cocketfield Woodland Creation	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 3.8 km away	Area 35.28 ha	Approved 16 Dec 2024
24FGS79699 Cocketfield Woodland Creation	Location Torthorwald Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 14 May 2025
18FGS29778 Thorniethwaite Farm Woodland Creation	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 6.33 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
16FGS09234 Infrastructure Stubbs Wood	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 8.0 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 29 Nov 2018
21FGS60426 Carse of Lochar	Location Heathhall Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 9.3 km away	Area 39.52 ha	Approved 11 Nov 2021

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

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

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:39 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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