FPA-12773

Langholm Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bruntshielbog Plantation
Nearest town: Canonbie
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY410820

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 5 August 2025
Application accepted 5 August 2025
Consultation opens 6 August 2025
Consultation closes 3 September 2025
Decision issued 5 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.03 ha
Conifer: 1.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-12773

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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, 21:43 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:50 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 5 Sept 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 1.03 ha
Estimated volume: 350 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.03 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3179K	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.83 ha	36 yr	1,140	300 m³	None
3179C	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.2 ha	56 yr	200	50 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3179K	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	51.46%	0.53 ha	2,500	—	—
3179K	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	9.71%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
3179K	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	13.59%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
3179K	Create Designed Open Ground	—	5.83%	0.06 ha	—	—	—
3179C	Create Designed Open Ground	—	0.97%	0.01 ha	—	—	—
3179C	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	18.45%	0.19 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
STH25_0657-0658 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0187 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0178 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0110_0111_0112 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0852 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Langholm - Newcastleton Hills Site 906 Official SiteLink record for Langholm - Newcastleton Hills ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.2 km away	Published area 7,688.64 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Langholm - Newcastleton Hills

Site 906

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.2 km away

Published area 7,688.64 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 410 819

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 95

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Carter
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous sandstones of the Calciferous Sandstone Series
Landform: Undulating hill and upland with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Carter · 50% Peaty gleys
Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees