FPA-13043

Harelawpike Langholm Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Harelawpike
Nearest town: Langholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY428800

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 1 December 2025
Application accepted 1 December 2025
Consultation opens 12 January 2026
Consultation closes 9 February 2026
Decision issued 16 February 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 10.98 ha
Conifer: 10.98 ha

Official source

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FPA-13043

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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, 14:18 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:44 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: 5 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027
Felling area: 10.98 ha
Estimated volume: 5,490 m³
Proposed restocking: 10.98 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3192A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	9.7 ha	37 yr	19,400	4,850 m³	n/a
3193D	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.28 ha	32 yr	2,560	640 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3192A	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	10%	1.1 ha	1,600	—	—
3192B	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	13%	1.43 ha	2,500	—	—
3192C	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	11%	1.21 ha	2,500	—	—
3192D	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	54%	5.93 ha	2,500	—	—
3192E	Create Designed Open Ground	—	1%	0.11 ha	—	—	—
3193F	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	11%	1.21 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
STH25_0657-0658 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0110_0111_0112 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0187 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0178 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0852 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km 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 · NY 427 799

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 95

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Undulating hill and upland with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Carter · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees