FPA-12396

Purdomstone

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Purdomstone
Nearest town: Lockerbie
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY209794

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 March 2025
Application accepted 10 April 2025
Consultation opens 9 January 2026
Consultation closes 9 January 2026
Decision issued 21 January 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.47 ha
Conifer: 1.47 ha

Official source

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FPA-12396

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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, 14:20 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:46 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: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027
Felling area: 1.47 ha
Estimated volume: 421 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.47 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Downy birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
10	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.13 ha	31 yr	208	33 m³	—
15	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.32 ha	31 yr	512	81 m³	—
19	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.33 ha	31 yr	528	82 m³	—
27	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.69 ha	31 yr	1,104	225 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
10,15,19,27	Plant an alternative area	Downy birch	50.34%	0.74 ha	1,600	—	27,10
10,15,19,27	Plant an alternative area	Common alder	49.66%	0.73 ha	1,600	—	27, 10

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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
STH24_0498 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0296/0297_Wyliehole P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0685 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0369-0373 Lady Cleuch P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0406_Grange Fell P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.7 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 208 793

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees