FPA-8914

South Mains

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.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: South Mains
Nearest town: Sanquhar
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS784083
Total area: 0.38 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 20 January 2022
Application accepted 20 January 2022
Consultation opens 26 January 2022
Consultation closes 23 February 2022
Decision issued 8 March 2022
Restocking due 30 June 2027
First archived 27 July 2026
Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-8914

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025
Felling area: 0.38 ha
Estimated volume: 190 m³

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifersNorway spruceSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	45 yr	220	85 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.14 ha	45 yr	220	85 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.05 ha	45 yr	50	10 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	0.05 ha	45 yr	50	10 m³	—

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	44.74%	0.17 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	10.53%	0.04 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	44.74%	0.17 ha	—	—	-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-11874 South Mains Farm	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 33 m away	Area 0.51 ha	Approved 16 Oct 2024
FPA-7752 South Mains	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 518 m away	Area 1.99 ha	Decision issued 26 Mar 2021
FLA-6188 South Mains	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 518 m away	Area 1.99 ha	Decision issued 25 Apr 2019
FPA-6419 Burnfoot Farm	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 829 m away	Area 1.53 ha	Decision issued 10 May 2019
FLA01548 Burnfoot Farm	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 22.38 ha	Decision issued 9 Sept 2016

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
24FGS83699 Fieldfare Wood Native Woodland Creation	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 4.07 ha	Approved 10 Apr 2025
18FGS29918 Burnfoot Woodland Creation Cpt 26	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 3.56 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
18FGS27638 Unnamed site	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 11 Nov 2021
18FGS27639 Burnfoot Woodland Creation Sheep and Trees	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 49.68 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
21FGS60723 Brandleys WC	Location Sanquhar Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 76.74 ha	Approved 23 Dec 2021

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
10 Oct 2026, 20:27 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:15 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

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