FPA-12549

Swan's Close Plantation

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Swan's Close Plantation
Nearest town: Lochmaben
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY082812

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 14 May 2025
Application accepted 14 May 2025
Consultation opens 8 July 2025
Consultation closes 8 July 2025
Decision issued 10 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.10 ha
Conifer: 1.10 ha

Official source

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FPA-12549

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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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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:53 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 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2025
Felling area: 1.1 ha
Estimated volume: 350 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.1 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.1 ha	40 yr	600	350 m³	—

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	Sitka spruce	65%	0.72 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	35%	0.39 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
STH16_0073 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_0731 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0147 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0754/0755_Kilnknowe P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0159 Hardwood Moor (Rammerscales) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.0 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
Castle Loch Site 343 Official SiteLink record for Castle Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 66 m away	Published area 107.04 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Lochmaben Lochs Site 1077 Official SiteLink record for Lochmaben Lochs ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 38.37 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Castle Loch

Site 343

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 66 m away

Published area 107.04 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Lochmaben Lochs

Site 1077

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 38.37 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 082 811

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 305

Brown earths

Soil association: Holywood
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and conglomerates of Permian age
Landform: Hills and valley sides and undulating lowlands with gentle to steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Crichton · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees