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FPA-11288

Loophill

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Loophill 1 & 2
Nearest town
Canonbie
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY368774

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 26 January 2024
  2. Application accepted 26 January 2024
  3. Consultation opens 22 March 2024
  4. Consultation closes 22 March 2024
  5. Decision issued 22 March 2024
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
1.99 ha
Conifer
1.31 ha
Broadleaf
0.06 ha

Official source

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FPA-11288

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    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 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area
1.99 ha
Estimated volume
820 m³
Thinning area
2.27 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
1.99 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.62 ha 40 yr 500 180 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.06 ha 40 yr 30 10 m³
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.31 ha 35 yr 1,500 500 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
2b Sitka spruce 1.24 ha 80 m³
2b Ash 0.07 ha 5 m³
2c Hybrid larch 0.86 ha 40 m³
2c Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Sycamore 10.05% 0.2 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Pedunculate oak 10.05% 0.2 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 7.04% 0.14 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 7.04% 0.14 ha 1,600
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 65.83% 1.31 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

STH20_0187

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0178

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.9 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 367 773

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Canonbie
Parent material
Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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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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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.