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FPA-12467

Stair Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Various
Nearest town
Castle Kennedy
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX116624

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 April 2025
  2. Application accepted 9 April 2025
  3. Consultation opens 8 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 7 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 9 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
21.53 ha
Conifer
19.84 ha
Broadleaf
1.69 ha

Official source

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FPA-12467

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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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  2. First captured

    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
11 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025
Felling area
21.53 ha
Estimated volume
11,946 m³
Proposed restocking
21.53 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
11a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.12 ha 31 yr 4,240 1,060 m³
19a Clear Felling Japanese larch 0.75 ha 52 yr 750 300 m³
22a & 23a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 10.82 ha 40 yr 15,000 6,000 m³
105b & c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.9 ha 57 yr 3,420 1,026 m³
104c & 105b Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.69 ha 36 yr 3,042 760 m³
19a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.75 ha 52 yr 750 300 m³
22a & 23a Clear Felling Japanese larch 3.5 ha 40 yr 5,000 2,500 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
11a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 9.85% 2.12 ha 2,500
19a Replant felled area Douglas fir 6.97% 1.5 ha 2,500
22a & 23a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 66.51% 14.32 ha 2,500
105b & c Replant felled area Norway spruce 8.82% 1.9 ha 2,500
104c & 105b Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 7.85% 1.69 ha 1,600
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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

Glen App and Galloway Moors

Site 8162

Official SiteLink record for Glen App and Galloway Moors
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 864 m away Published area 8,948.65 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

White Loch - Lochinch

Site 1626

Official SiteLink record for White Loch - Lochinch
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.3 km away Published area 60.33 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 115 623

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 221

Brown earths

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Linhope · 100% Brown earths
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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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