FPA-12789

Gatehouse Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Gatehouse Farm Woodland
Nearest town: Laurieston
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX678643

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Key dates

Application registered 12 August 2025
Application accepted 12 August 2025
Consultation opens 15 August 2025
Consultation closes 15 August 2025
Decision issued 25 August 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2032

Area

Total area: 1.21 ha
Conifer: 0.78 ha
Broadleaf: 0.08 ha

Official source

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FPA-12789

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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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9 Jul 2026, 09:51 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 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027
Felling area: 1.21 ha
Estimated volume: 266 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.21 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves Noble fir Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	40 yr	117	60 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.35 ha	40 yr	150	67 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Noble fir	0.44 ha	40 yr	54	99 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.08 ha	40 yr	30	20 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.08 ha	70 yr	20	20 m³	n/a

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	Mixed broadleaves	84.3%	1.02 ha	1,600	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	15.7%	0.19 ha	—	—	—

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Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Woodhall Loch Site 1647 Official SiteLink record for Woodhall Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 127.95 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Woodhall Loch

Site 1647

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 127.95 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 678 642

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 578

Brown earths with dystrophic basin peat with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Mounds and discontinuous terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Yarrow · 35% Brown earths
Basin Peat · 35% Dystrophic basin Peat
Alluvial_pal · 30% Peaty alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10842 Gatehouse Farm	Location Laurieston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 1.21 ha	Decision issued 28 Aug 2023
FPA-8435 Retreat	Location Laurieston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 400 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 28 Feb 2022
FPA-12436 Innisfree	Location Laurieston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 412 m away	Area 0.28 ha	Approved 15 Apr 2025
FPA-10347 Innisfree	Location Laurieston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 412 m away	Area 0.28 ha	Decision issued 13 Apr 2023
FLA03532 Innisfree	Location Laurieston Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 424 m away	Area 0.02 ha	Decision issued 16 Nov 2018