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FPA-12935

Torhousemuir & East Mains

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 1, 2 & 3
Nearest town
Wigtown
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX392582

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 13 October 2025
  2. Application accepted 15 October 2025
  3. Consultation opens 21 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 19 December 2025
  5. Decision issued 19 December 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
4.27 ha
Conifer
4.27 ha

Official source

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FPA-12935

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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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  2. First captured

    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 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
Felling area
4.27 ha
Estimated volume
1,714 m³
Proposed restocking
4.27 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt A Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.44 ha 50 yr 440 200 m³ Tape
Cpt A Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.92 ha 50 yr 1,920 768 m³ Tape
Cpt B Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.32 ha 50 yr 1,320 528 m³ Tape
Cpt C Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.47 ha 50 yr 470 188 m³ Tape
Cpt E Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.12 ha 40 yr 50 30 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt A Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 13.35% 0.57 ha 1,600
Cpt B Replant felled area Sitka spruce 30.91% 1.32 ha 2,500
Cpt C Replant felled area Sitka spruce 11.01% 0.47 ha 2,500
Cpt D Plant an alternative area Scots pine 8.43% 0.36 ha 2,500 A
Cpt D Plant an alternative area Mixed native broadleaves 10.07% 0.43 ha 1,600 A
Cpt E Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.81% 0.12 ha 1,600
Cpt D Plant an alternative area Norway spruce 23.42% 1 ha 2,500 A
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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

S_P_pram13_0817_Barraer Farm

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.5 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 · NX 391 582

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 211

Dystrophic semi-confined peat with brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Drumlins with intervening simple and complex gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Semi-confined peat · 70% Dystrophic semi-confined peat
  • Linhope · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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