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FPA-13463

Ladyhall Plantation

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Ladyhall Plantation
Nearest town
Ruthwell
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY102667

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 8 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 15 May 2026
  4. Consultation closes 15 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 29 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
20.30 ha
Conifer
19.80 ha
Broadleaf
0.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-13463

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Under Consideration

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
1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
Felling area
20.3 ha
Estimated volume
6,556 m³
Proposed restocking
20.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Ladyhall Clear Felling Sitka spruce 19.7 ha 37 yr 17,600 6,500 m³
Ladyhall Clear Felling Birch 0.5 ha 37 yr 250 50 m³
Ladyhall Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.1 ha 37 yr 20 6 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Ladyhall Replant felled area Sitka spruce 64.61% 13.18 ha 2,500
Ladyhall Replant felled area Norway spruce 29.9% 6.1 ha 2,500
Ladyhall Replant felled area Aspen 1.23% 0.25 ha 1,600
Ladyhall Replant felled area Birch 1.23% 0.25 ha 1,600
LAdyhall Replant felled area Rowan 1.03% 0.21 ha 1,600
Ladyhall Replant felled area Oak 1.52% 0.31 ha 1,600
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Protected places

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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Upper Solway Flats and Marshes

Site 1583

Official SiteLink record for Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
Designation MIXED Proximity 649 m away Published area 17,224.16 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 102 666

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 489

Peaty gleys

Soil association
Stirling
Parent material
Estuarine and lacustrine raised beach silts and clays
Landform
Raised beach terraces with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Poldar · 100% Peaty gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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Status Expired Distance 583 m away Area 6.1 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 583 m away Area 6.58 ha Key date Not published
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Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 23.57 ha Decision issued
FLA02871 Priestside Flow Location

Dumfries

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Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 42.48 ha Decision issued

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