FPA-13327

Cleuchhead Plantation - Queensberry Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cleuchhead Plantation
Nearest town: Thornhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS826009

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 11 March 2026
Application accepted 11 March 2026
Consultation opens 20 March 2026
Consultation closes 20 March 2026
Decision issued 5 June 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 5.93 ha
Conifer: 5.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-13327

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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, 09:43 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: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Dec 2028
Felling area: 5.93 ha
Estimated volume: 2,931 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.93 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Grand fir Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3248C	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.59 ha	36 yr	944	266 m³	—
3248D	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	38 yr	320	100 m³	—
324D	Clear Felling	Grand fir	1.9 ha	38 yr	3,040	950 m³	—
3249I	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.39 ha	38 yr	624	195 m³	—
3249U	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.1 ha	38 yr	160	45 m³	—
3250K	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.75 ha	38 yr	4,400	1,375 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3249U	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	1.69%	0.1 ha	1,600	—	—
3249A	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	0.67%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
3249I	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	2.87%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
3250K	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	40.98%	2.43 ha	2,500	—	—
3248B	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.11%	0.54 ha	—	—	—
3249J	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.88%	0.23 ha	2,500	—	—
3250L	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	5.4%	0.32 ha	2,500	—	—
3248D	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.71%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—
3248C	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	31.7%	1.88 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
STH21_0514-0517_1149-1152 Drumlanrig Castle P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 41 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0447-0451 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 44 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0736 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 378 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1064 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 524 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_0688_Paties Moss P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 770 m 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 · NS 825 009

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 206

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees