FPA-13174

Brocklehirst

Approved 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

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

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Country: Scotland
Woodland: Brocklehirst
Nearest town: Dumfries
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NY053739
Total area: 2.61 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 23 January 2026
Application accepted 23 January 2026
Consultation opens 13 February 2026
Consultation closes 13 March 2026
Decision issued 16 March 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13174

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 May 2026 – 1 May 2028
Felling area: 2.61 ha
Estimated volume: 880 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.61 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Birch Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Birch Cherry Douglas fir Oak Scots pine Sweet chestnut Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2 ha	60 yr	2,000	800 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Birch	0.4 ha	60 yr	220	50 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.21 ha	60 yr	30	30 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Oak	14.94%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Birch	14.94%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Sycamore	14.94%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Cherry	14.94%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Sweet chestnut	14.94%	0.39 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Scots pine	14.94%	0.39 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	10.34%	0.27 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-13615 Mouswald Grange	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 21.5 ha	Approved 12 Oct 2026
FPA-8396 Rockhall	Location Collin Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1.1 ha	Decision issued 29 Sept 2021
FPA-8159 Westmains Collin	Location Collin Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 14 Jul 2021
FPA-7834 Rockhallmains	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 21 Apr 2021
FPA-7831 Rockhallmains	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 1.67 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 4.4 km away	Area 35.28 ha	Approved 16 Dec 2024
24FGS79699 Cocketfield Woodland Creation	Location Torthorwald Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 14 May 2025
18FGS29778 Thorniethwaite Farm Woodland Creation	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.8 km away	Area 6.33 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
21FGS60426 Carse of Lochar	Location Heathhall Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 8.4 km away	Area 39.52 ha	Approved 11 Nov 2021
24FGS82620 Woodside Woodland Creation	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 9.7 km away	Area 74.72 ha	Approved 15 Jan 2025

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
26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:43 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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