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FPA-12763

Kirkland Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 1, 4, 6 & 7
Nearest town
Courance
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY035895

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 30 July 2025
  2. Application accepted 30 July 2025
  3. Consultation opens 23 September 2025
  4. Consultation closes 23 September 2025
  5. Decision issued 23 September 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
3.35 ha
Conifer
3.16 ha
Broadleaf
0.19 ha

Official source

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FPA-12763

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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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  2. 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 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2028
Felling area
3.35 ha
Estimated volume
1,155 m³
Proposed restocking
3.35 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
4(pt) Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.54 ha 30 yr 180 m³
6(pt) Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.91 ha 30 yr 300 m³
7 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.35 ha 80 yr 125 m³
7 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.86 ha 30 yr 300 m³
7 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.19 ha 80 yr 100 m³
1(pt) Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.5 ha 30 yr 150 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
4 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 16.12% 0.54 ha 2,500
7 Replant felled Sitka spruce area 17.01% 0.57 ha 2,500
7 Replant felled Norway spruce area 12.54% 0.42 ha 2,500
7 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 12.24% 0.41 ha 1,600
6 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 27.16% 0.91 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 14.93% 0.5 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_0991

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 252 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0156_0912

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 434 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0336 Kirkland Burn

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 509 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0154

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 584 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0989

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 826 m 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 035 894

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 303

Brown earths

Soil association
Holywood
Parent material
Drifts derived from sandstones and conglomerates of Permian age
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Craigdhu · 50% Brown earths
  • Holywood · 50% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 0.25 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.