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FPA-13229

Wauchope Bank - Langholm Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Wauchope Bank
Nearest town
Langholm
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY339832

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 February 2026
  2. Application accepted 13 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 6 March 2026
  4. Consultation closes 6 March 2026
  5. Decision issued 11 May 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
19.82 ha
Conifer
14.61 ha

Official source

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FPA-13229

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

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  2. First captured

    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 May 2026 – 1 May 2028
Felling area
19.82 ha
Estimated volume
10,182.5 m³
Thinning area
5.45 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
19.82 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3052B Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.06 ha 72 yr 108 30 m³
3052A Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.48 ha 54 yr 864 240 m³
3055C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.93 ha 89 yr 1,674 465 m³
3055B Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.09 ha 46 yr 162 45 m³
3055D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.37 ha 89 yr 666 185 m³
3055B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 46 yr 72 20 m³
3052H Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.36 ha 62 yr 648 180 m³
3052J Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.99 ha 23 yr 3,582 995 m³
3055F Clear Felling Scots pine 0.26 ha 67 yr 468 130 m³
3055F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.26 ha 67 yr 468 130 m³
3052I Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.01 ha 54 yr 1,818 505 m³
3052I Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.14 ha 54 yr 3,852 1,070 m³
3052G Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.38 ha 26 yr 2,484 690 m³
3052F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.71 ha 57 yr 1,278 355 m³
3052F Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.44 ha 57 yr 2,592 720 m³
3053D Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.34 ha 56 yr 612 170 m³
3053D Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.52 ha 56 yr 936 260 m³
3053F Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.12 ha 56 yr 216 60 m³
3053F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.18 ha 56 yr 324 90 m³
3053K Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.65 ha 10 yr 2,970 825 m³
3053L Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 10 yr 234 65 m³
3053N Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.13 ha 56 yr 324 65 m³
3053B Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.71 ha 26 yr 1,278 355 m³
3053B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.48 ha 26 yr 4,464 1,240 m³
3055E Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.06 ha 56 yr 1,908 530 m³
3055E Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.46 ha 64 yr 828 230 m³
3052D Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 46 yr 936 260 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
3052D Japanese larch 2.09 ha 104.5 m³
3052C Sitka spruce 3.36 ha 168 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
3052A Replant felled Norway spruce area 2.67% 0.53 ha 2,500
3052C Replant felled Sitka spruce area 14.83% 2.94 ha 2,500
3052D Replant felled Sitka spruce area 1.87% 0.37 ha 2,500
3052D Replant felled Sitka spruce area 7.47% 1.48 ha 2,500
3052F Replant felled Sitka spruce area 3.58% 0.71 ha 2,500
3052F Replant felled Sitka spruce area 7.27% 1.44 ha 2,500
3052G Replant felled Sitka spruce area 6.96% 1.38 ha 2,500
3052H Replant felled Sitka spruce area 1.77% 0.35 ha 2,500
3052I Replant felled Sitka spruce area 3.38% 0.67 ha 2,500
3052I Replant felled Sitka spruce area 7.11% 1.41 ha 2,500
3052I Replant felled Sitka spruce area 1.41% 0.28 ha 2,500
3052I Replant felled Sitka spruce area 2.98% 0.59 ha 2,500
3052J Replant felled Norway spruce area 7.57% 1.5 ha 2,500
3052J Replant felled Sitka spruce area 0.45% 0.09 ha 2,500
3052J Replant felled Sitka spruce area 0.71% 0.14 ha 2,500
3053D Replant felled Sitka spruce area 0.35% 0.07 ha 2,500
3053D Replant felled Sitka spruce area 0.5% 0.1 ha 2,500
3053D Replant felled Sitka spruce area 0.61% 0.12 ha 2,500
3053D Replant felled Sitka spruce area 0.91% 0.18 ha 2,500
3052B Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.05% 0.01 ha 1,600
3052C Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 2.07% 0.41 ha 1,600
3052D Replant felled Downy birch area 3.33% 0.66 ha 1,600
3052D Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.81% 0.16 ha 1,600
3052H Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.05% 0.01 ha 1,600
3052I Replant felled Hazel area 0.5% 0.1 ha 1,600
3052I Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.25% 0.05 ha 1,600
3052J Replant felled Willow area 2.62% 0.52 ha 1,600
3053D Replant felled Common alder area 0.35% 0.07 ha 1,600
3053D Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.25% 0.05 ha 1,600
3053D Replant felled Hazel area 0.35% 0.07 ha 1,600
3053D Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.55% 0.11 ha 1,600
3053D Replant felled Hazel area 0.1% 0.02 ha 1,600
3053D Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.1% 0.02 ha 1,600
3053F Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.1% 0.02 ha 1,600
3053F Replant felled Common alder area 0.05% 0.01 ha 1,600
3053N Replant felled Common alder area 0.66% 0.13 ha 1,600
3055B Replant felled Scots pine area 0.5% 0.1 ha 1,600
3055B Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.2% 0.04 ha 1,600
3055C Replant felled Sessile oak area 2.37% 0.47 ha 1,600
3055C Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 2.42% 0.48 ha 1,600
3055D Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 0.81% 0.16 ha 1,600
3055D Replant felled Sessile oak area 0.81% 0.16 ha 1,600
3055E Replant felled Downy birch area 4.24% 0.84 ha 1,600
3055E Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 1.82% 0.36 ha 1,600
3055F Replant felled Scots pine area 1.11% 0.22 ha 1,600
3055F Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 1.11% 0.22 ha 1,600
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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

STH23_0371

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0244-0245

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0447 New Langholm

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0541-0543_1233 Shaw Hill

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0367_0368

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 339 831

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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.