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FPA-9046

Benthead

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
  • SF - Selective Felling

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

Register grid reference: NX918960 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Nearest town
Thornhill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX918960
Total area
1.45 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 February 2022
  2. Application accepted 8 February 2022
  3. Consultation opens 15 February 2022
  4. Consultation closes 15 March 2022
  5. Decision issued 18 March 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-9046

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
30 Mar 2022 – 30 Mar 2023
Felling area
1.45 ha
Estimated volume
560 m³

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.06 ha 40 yr 20 9 m³ —
1b Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 40 yr 10 3 m³ —
1c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 40 yr 150 60 m³ —
1d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.14 ha 40 yr 1,140 456 m³ —
2a Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 40 yr 15 6 m³ —
2b Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 40 yr 40 16 m³ —
2c Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.03 ha 40 yr 25 10 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
1b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 100% 0.02 ha 1,600 — —
1c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.15 ha 2,500 — —
1d Replant felled area Norway spruce 31.58% 0.36 ha 2,500 — —
1d Replant felled area Sitka spruce 68.42% 0.78 ha 2,500 — —
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.01 ha 2,500 — —
2b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.04 ha 2,500 — —
2c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.03 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-9521 Dessertland Farm Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 1.8 ha Decision issued
FLA00357 Dressertland Farm Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 11.59 ha Decision issued
FPA-9672 Dollard Farm Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 6.29 ha Decision issued
CB488537 Auchencairn Forest Location

Closeburn

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 15.09 ha Decision issued
FLA01959 Townhead Location

Ae

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 2.4 km away Area 53.47 ha Decision issued

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 2.0 km away Area 2.11 ha Approved
15FGS04175 Morton Wood Extension Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.7 km away Area 99.44 ha Approved
17FGS16737 WC Drumshinnoch Wood Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 4.9 km away Area 6.59 ha Approved
24FGS82680 Nether Dodd Woodland Creation Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 103.68 ha Approved
16FGS13338 WC Lairds Rig Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 7.3 km away Area 16.69 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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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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