FPA-9347

Cowar

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cowar, Tan Hill and Nut wood
Nearest town: Springholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX810706

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 March 2022
Application accepted 25 March 2022
Consultation opens 12 May 2022
Consultation closes 11 May 2022
Decision issued 12 May 2022

Area

Total area: 6.40 ha
Conifer: 5.13 ha
Broadleaf: 1.27 ha

Official source

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FPA-9347

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

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:11 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 · NX 809 705

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 208

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Drumlins and complex gentle slopes: non- and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FLA03110 Auchenreoch	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 781 m away	Area 3.56 ha	Decision issued 19 Jun 2018
FPA-7526 Auchenreoch	Location Springholm Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 825 m away	Area 3.2 ha	Decision issued 24 Nov 2020
CB429861 Lairdlaugh	Location Springholm Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 1.07 ha	Decision issued 18 Jun 2014
FPA-9719 Brooklands Estate	Location Crocketford Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 2.92 ha	Decision issued 9 Nov 2022
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