FPA-12838
Raeburn complex
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Raeburn complex
- Nearest town
- Eskdalemuir
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NT269019
Key dates
- Application registered 1 September 2025
- Application accepted 1 September 2025
- Consultation opens 15 October 2025
- Consultation closes 11 November 2025
- Decision issued 20 November 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 18.77 ha
- Conifer
- 3.77 ha
- Broadleaf
- 1.20 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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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 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2028
- Felling area
- 18.77 ha
- Estimated volume
- 12,645 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 18.77 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 4.47 ha | 58 yr | 8,046 | 3,111 m³ | mapped |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.65 ha | 58 yr | 60 | 136 m³ | mapped |
| 8 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.55 ha | 58 yr | 60 | 13 m³ | mapped |
| 8 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.28 ha | 58 yr | 448 | 195 m³ | mapped |
| 8 | Clear Felling | Spruce | 2.26 ha | 58 yr | 3,616 | 1,753 m³ | mapped |
| 9 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 5.62 ha | 57 yr | 10,116 | 3,844 m³ | mapped |
| 9 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.29 ha | 57 yr | 100 | 50 m³ | mapped |
| 19 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 3.14 ha | 57 yr | 5,652 | 2,148 m³ | mapped |
| 103 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.45 ha | 53 yr | 2,900 | 1,383 m³ | mapped |
| 103 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.06 ha | 53 yr | 25 | 12 m³ | mapped |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Douglas fir | 23.02% | 4.32 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4% | 0.75 ha | — | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 0.27% | 0.05 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 8 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 11.61% | 2.18 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 8 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 3.25% | 0.61 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 8 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 1.6% | 0.3 ha | — | — | — |
| 9 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 25.36% | 4.76 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 9 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 2.08% | 0.39 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 9 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 4.05% | 0.76 ha | — | — | — |
| 19 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 16.36% | 3.07 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 19 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.37% | 0.07 ha | — | — | — |
| 103 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 7.73% | 1.45 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 103 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 0.32% | 0.06 ha | — | — | — |
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Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH23_0399 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 212 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH20_0167_0168_0169_0337 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp. | Status Issued | Proximity 452 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH20_0359 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp. | Status Issued | Proximity 511 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH23_0399a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 548 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH19_0228 The Twa Sikes (Eskdalemuir) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp. | Status Issued | Proximity 746 m away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 · NT 268 019
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Peaty podzols
Map unit 229
Peaty gleyed podzols
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| CB04004 Moodlaw | Location Eskdalemuir Dumfries and Galloway | Status Expired | Distance 608 m away | Area 18.63 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-13115 Raeburn Complex | Location Eskdalemuir Dumfries and Galloway | Status Approved | Distance 640 m away | Area 0 ha | Approved |
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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