FPA-12868

Steilston Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Steilston Farm
Nearest town: Dumfries
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX893813

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Key dates

Application registered 11 September 2025
Application accepted 11 September 2025
Consultation opens 29 September 2025
Consultation closes 26 October 2025
Decision issued 5 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.69 ha
Conifer: 0.60 ha

Official source

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FPA-12868

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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, 21:40 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: 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
Felling area: 0.69 ha
Estimated volume: 290 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.69 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Norway spruce

Proposed restocking species

Holly Oak Rowan

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.09 ha	45 yr	80	50 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.6 ha	45 yr	480	240 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Oak	33.33%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Holly	33.33%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Rowan	33.33%	0.23 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
STH18_1813_1814 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0720-0721 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0710-0718 Bennan Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pr15_0037_Muirside P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 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 893 812

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees