FPA-13310

Auchendolly Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Mountskip Plantation
Nearest town: Old Bridge of Urr
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX766685

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Key dates

Application registered 6 March 2026
Application accepted 9 March 2026
Consultation opens 31 March 2026
Consultation closes 31 March 2026
Decision issued 27 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.45 ha
Conifer: 2.24 ha
Broadleaf: 0.21 ha

Official source

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FPA-13310

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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26 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:11 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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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: 30 Apr 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 2.45 ha
Estimated volume: 1,571 m³
Thinning area: 0.33 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Hybrid larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	63 yr	112	98 m³	n/a
1b	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.88 ha	63 yr	533	440 m³	n/a
1c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.22 ha	63 yr	1,144	950 m³	n/a
1c	Selective Felling	Beech	0.21 ha	63 yr	10	12 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
1d	Mixed broadleaves	0.33 ha	71 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled Woody shrubs area	—	5.8%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled Western hemlock area	—	22.77%	0.51 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	19.64%	0.44 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled Lawson cypress area	—	38.39%	0.86 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled Western red cedar area	—	22.77%	0.51 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 766 684

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 439

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Rhins
Parent material: Red brown clayey drifts containing Ordovician and Silurian greywacke stones
Landform: Drumlins and undulating lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Linhope · 50% Brown earths
Rhins · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA02827 Auchendolly Estate	Location Castle Douglas Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 141 m away	Area 2.36 ha	Decision issued 14 Mar 2018
CB325837 Auchendolly Estate	Location Old Bridge of Urr Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 700 m away	Area 1.08 ha	Decision issued 4 Dec 2013
FLA01268 Croys	Location Haugh of Urr Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.4 ha	Decision issued 10 May 2016
CB414135 Croys House	Location Old Bridge of Urr Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.57 ha	Decision issued 12 May 2014
CB119765 Barwhillanty Estate	Location Parton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 5.9 ha	Decision issued 14 Nov 2012