FPA-12883

Barnshalloch

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Banshalloch Plantation
Nearest town: New Galloway
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX672757

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 18 September 2025
Application accepted 18 September 2025
Consultation opens 27 October 2025
Consultation closes 24 November 2025
Decision issued 2 December 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.23 ha
Conifer: 0.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12883

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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, 14:23 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029
Felling area: 0.23 ha
Estimated volume: 420 m³
Thinning area: 4.83 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 0.23 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lawson cypress Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5d	Clear Felling	Lawson cypress	0.07 ha	40 yr	90	30 m³	None
5d	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.16 ha	40 yr	200	90 m³	None

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
1a	Sycamore	0.2 ha	10 m³	900	600
1a	Mixed broadleaves	0.06 ha	5 m³	900	600
1b	Sycamore	0.88 ha	30 m³	900	600
1b	Mixed broadleaves	0.22 ha	10 m³	900	600
5a	Beech	0.74 ha	45 m³	700	500
5a	Mixed broadleaves	0.18 ha	10 m³	700	500
5b	Beech	1.44 ha	100 m³	700	500
5b	Mixed conifers	0.36 ha	40 m³	900	600
5c	Sycamore	0.75 ha	50 m³	700	500

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5d	Plant an alternative area	Mixed native broadleaves	100%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	5e

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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_0809/0810/0811_Holm Farm P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

S_P_Pram13_0809/0810/0811_Holm Farm

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 4.0 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

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 672 756

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

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees