FPA-12654

Maxweltown

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Maxweltown
Nearest town: Shawhead
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX868784

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 24 June 2025
Application accepted 24 June 2025
Consultation opens 5 November 2025
Consultation closes 5 November 2025
Decision issued 5 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 3.62 ha
Conifer: 3.62 ha

Official source

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FPA-12654

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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, 14:24 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: 30 Jul 2025 – 30 Jul 2027
Felling area: 3.62 ha
Estimated volume: 1,956 m³
Thinning area: 0.33 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 3.62 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Oak Silver birch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.3 ha	30 yr	5,424	1,798 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.32 ha	30 yr	400	100 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
2	Mixed broadleaves	0.33 ha	58 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	48.13%	1.74 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Oak	14.11%	0.51 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Silver birch	13.83%	0.5 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	7.75%	0.28 ha	—	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	16.32%	0.59 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Lag Meadow Site 892 Official SiteLink record for Lag Meadow ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 4.68 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Lag Meadow

Site 892

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 4.68 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 867 783

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

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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