FPA-12705
Tahall Mains
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Tahall Plantation
- Nearest town
- Wigtown
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX403523
Key dates
- Application registered 10 July 2025
- Application accepted 10 July 2025
- Consultation opens 8 September 2025
- Consultation closes 8 September 2025
- Decision issued 8 September 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2032
Area
- Total area
- 3.79 ha
- Conifer
- 2.20 ha
- Broadleaf
- 1.59 ha
Official source
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FPA-12705 Find FPA-12705 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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Track changes
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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 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027
- Felling area
- 3.79 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,338 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 3.79 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahall Plantation | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 2.2 ha | 45 yr | 1,320 | 866 m³ | n/a |
| Tahall Plantation | Clear Felling | Sycamore | 1.08 ha | 40 yr | 990 | 418 m³ | n/a |
| Tahall Plantation | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.51 ha | 40 yr | 100 | 54 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahall Plantation | Restock by natural regeneration | Sycamor e | 73.09% | 2.77 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Tahall Plantation | Restock by natural regeneration | Birch | 16.89% | 0.64 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Tahall Plantation | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 10.03% | 0.38 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 403 522
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 206
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Foothills and 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.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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