FPA-12411

Newlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Newlands
Nearest town: Auchencairn
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX974847

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Key dates

Application registered 31 March 2025
Application accepted 31 March 2025
Consultation opens 23 May 2025
Consultation closes 20 June 2025
Decision issued 26 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 9.02 ha
Conifer: 2.54 ha
Broadleaf: 6.48 ha

Official source

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FPA-12411

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:34 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 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 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026
Felling area: 9.02 ha
Estimated volume: 1,034 m³
Proposed restocking: 9.02 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.33 ha	40 yr	363	109 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.06 ha	40 yr	66	20 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.02 ha	40 yr	22	7 m³	n/a
4	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.86 ha	40 yr	935	280 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.65 ha	40 yr	715	214 m³	n/a
6	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.62 ha	40 yr	682	204 m³	n/a
10	Selective Felling	Mixed broadleaves	6.48 ha	40 yr	600	200 m³	marker spray / windblown

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	3.66%	0.33 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	0.67%	0.06 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	0.22%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	6.32%	0.57 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	3.22%	0.29 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	7.21%	0.65 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled Mixed conifers area	—	6.87%	0.62 ha	2,500	—	—
10	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	71.84%	6.48 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
STH23_0346 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0150_0906 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 79 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1213_1214 Newlands P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 430 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0708 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 641 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0504 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 896 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 974 846

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

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

Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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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
FLA03358 Newlands Estate	Location Duncow Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 922 m away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 8 Aug 2018
CB383877 Newlands Estate	Location Kirkmahoe Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 0.21 ha	Decision issued 24 Mar 2014
FPA-8588 Duncow Estate	Location Duncow Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0 ha	Decision issued 1 Feb 2022
FPA-12743 Duncow Estate	Location Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.09 ha	Approved 17 Sept 2025
FPA-11417 Riddingwood House	Location Kirkmahoe Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 0.12 ha	Decision issued 15 Apr 2024