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FPA-9521

Dessertland Farm

Expired 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.

Register grid reference: NX921950 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Benthead Plantation
Nearest town
Thornhill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX921950
Total area
1.80 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 22 April 2022
  2. Application accepted 21 April 2021
  3. Consultation opens 21 June 2022
  4. Consultation closes 21 June 2022
  5. Decision issued 22 June 2022
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2024
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-9521

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
21 Jun 2022 – 20 May 2023
Felling area
1.8 ha
Estimated volume
1,200 m³
Thinning area
0 ha

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas firMixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.8 ha 45 yr 3,780 1,200 m³ N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 38.89% 0.7 ha 1,600 — —
1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 20% 0.36 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Norway spruce 20.56% 0.37 ha 2,500 — —
1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 20.56% 0.37 ha 2,500 — -2/3

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-9672 Dollard Farm Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 514 m away Area 6.29 ha Decision issued
CB488537 Auchencairn Forest Location

Closeburn

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 931 m away Area 15.09 ha Decision issued
FPA-9046 Benthead Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 1.45 ha Decision issued
FPA-7958 Dollard Location

Ae Village

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 36.09 ha Decision issued
FPA-12651 Gilchristland Location

Closeburn

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.0 km away Area 2.77 ha Approved

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
17FGS20577 WC Poorhouse belt Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.6 km away Area 2.11 ha Approved
15FGS04175 Morton Wood Extension Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 4.6 km away Area 99.44 ha Approved
24FGS82680 Nether Dodd Woodland Creation Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 103.68 ha Approved
17FGS16737 WC Drumshinnoch Wood Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.9 km away Area 6.59 ha Approved
23FGS76655 High Auldgirth NWC Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 7.4 km away Area 69.41 ha Approved

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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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Expired

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