FPA-13069

Cushat

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
T - Thinning

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

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Cushat 2026
Nearest town: New Abbey
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX968629
Total area: 7.41 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 8 December 2025
Application accepted 10 December 2025
Consultation opens 30 January 2026
Consultation closes 27 February 2026
Decision issued 26 March 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13069

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2028
Felling area: 7.41 ha
Estimated volume: 3,573.5 m³
Thinning area: 19.6 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 7.41 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruceOakSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
12	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	2.41 ha	35 yr	3,615	843.5 m³	—
14c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.56 ha	35 yr	840	196 m³	—
14d	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.22 ha	35 yr	3,330	777 m³	—
14d	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	2.22 ha	35 yr	3,330	777 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
5	Sitka spruce	16.17 ha	808.5 m³	5,659	4,851
16	Sitka spruce	2.1 ha	105 m³	735	630
16	Sitka spruce	1.33 ha	66.5 m³	465	399

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
12	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	2.41 ha	2,500	—	—
14c	Replant felled area	Oak	100%	0.56 ha	1,600	—	—
14d	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	100%	4.44 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8474 Cushat	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 519 m away	Area 9.56 ha	Decision issued 1 Nov 2021
FLA-6101 Cushat	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 519 m away	Area 9.56 ha	Decision issued 26 Apr 2019
FPA-10746 Cushat	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 867 m away	Area 15.88 ha	Decision issued 16 Aug 2023
FPA-10084 Cushat 2023	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 973 m away	Area 13.34 ha	Decision issued 4 Jan 2023
FPA-11200 Cushat	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 3.11 ha	Decision issued 2 Apr 2024

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
23FGS72053 Midtown WC	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 435 m away	Area 13.64 ha	Approved 20 Dec 2023
23FGS76353 Orchards	Location Kirkbean Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 0 ha	Approved 15 Mar 2024
16FGS10114 Southwick Estate NWC	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 6.0 km away	Area 2.96 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
20FGS51603 Glensone Woodland Creation	Location Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 6.8 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 11 Nov 2021
24FGS82620 Woodside Woodland Creation	Location New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 7.1 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
4 Nov 2026, 06:18 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:44 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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