FPA-12566

Barnmuir

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Barnmuir Plantation
Nearest town: Croalchapel
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX913921

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Key dates

Application registered 20 May 2025
Application accepted 20 May 2025
Consultation opens 6 August 2025
Consultation closes 6 August 2025
Decision issued 22 September 2025
Restocking due 27 June 2030

Area

Total area: 4.24 ha
Conifer: 0.43 ha
Broadleaf: 2.28 ha

Official source

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FPA-12566

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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, 21:46 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:52 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: 28 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 4.24 ha
Estimated volume: 1,970 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.24 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Aspen Beech Norway spruce Silver birch Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	1.29 ha	50 yr	1,935	750 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.17 ha	50 yr	255	100 m³	—
3	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.07 ha	50 yr	150	60 m³	—
4	Selective Felling	Sycamore	0.46 ha	50 yr	450	150 m³	—
4	Selective Felling	Aspen	0.46 ha	50 yr	450	180 m³	—
4	Selective Felling	Silver birch	0.46 ha	50 yr	450	180 m³	—
4	Selective Felling	Ash	0.46 ha	50 yr	450	180 m³	—
4	Selective Felling	Beech	0.46 ha	50 yr	450	180 m³	—
8	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.43 ha	35 yr	645	190 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	44.81%	1.9 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	4.01%	0.17 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Scots pine	1.65%	0.07 ha	2,500	—	—
8	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.14%	0.43 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Restock with individual trees	Mixed native broadleaves	24.76%	1.05 ha	—	1,600	—
4	Create Designed Open Ground	—	14.62%	0.62 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH22_0188 Barnmuir Plantation Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0357 Barnmuir Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 99 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0404_0405_0406 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 340 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0357 A Barnmuir P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 456 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0114_0903 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 610 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 913 921

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

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Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees