FPA-12934

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Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Hardenside
Nearest town: Langholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY420816

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Key dates

Application registered 13 October 2025
Application accepted 13 October 2025
Consultation opens 14 November 2025
Consultation closes 14 November 2025
Decision issued 21 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 8.13 ha
Conifer: 7.36 ha
Broadleaf: 0.77 ha

Official source

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FPA-12934

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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, 09:48 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: 10 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2027
Felling area: 8.13 ha
Estimated volume: 3,658.5 m³
Proposed restocking: 8.13 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3176A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.25 ha	36 yr	4,500	1,012.5 m³	N/A
3176B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.84 ha	36 yr	3,680	828 m³	N/A
3176C	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.27 ha	36 yr	6,540	1,471.5 m³	N/A
3176D	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.77 ha	36 yr	1,540	346.5 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3176A	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	27.68%	2.25 ha	2,500	—	—
3176B	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	22.63%	1.84 ha	2,500	—	—
3176C	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	40.22%	3.27 ha	2,500	—	—
3176D	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	9.47%	0.77 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH25_0657-0658 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0110_0111_0112 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0187 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0178 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0852 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 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 419 816

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 91

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Valley sides with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dundrennan · 30% Noncalcareous gleys
Letham · 35% Noncalcareous gleys
Huntford · 35% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees