FPA-13005

California

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source ↗ · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: California Plantation
Nearest town: Whithorn
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX427407
Total area: 46.80 ha

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 14 November 2025
Application accepted 19 November 2025
Consultation opens 30 April 2026
Consultation closes 28 May 2026
Decision issued 9 June 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 8 July 2026
Last seen on the register 9 September 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13005

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 46.8 ha
Estimated volume: 24,100 m³
Proposed restocking: 46.8 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves 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	21.9 ha	35 yr	32,850	11,500 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.8 ha	35 yr	960	240 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.7 ha	35 yr	840	210 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	22.8 ha	35 yr	34,200	11,970 m³	—
2	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.6 ha	35 yr	720	180 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	Sitka spruce	97.44%	22.8 ha	2,500	—	—
1	Create Designed Open Ground	—	2.56%	0.6 ha	—	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	85.04%	19.9 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	14.96%	3.5 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11632 Glasserton Woodlands	Location Whithorn Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 0.71 ha	Decision issued 18 Jul 2024
FPA-13127 Glasserton Woodlands	Location Whithorn Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 1.38 ha	Approved 12 Feb 2026
CB331217 Ravenstone Moss	Location Whithorn Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 18.22 ha	Decision issued 7 Jan 2014
FPA-13554 Grennan Moss	Location Whauphill Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 5.0 km away	Area 38.76 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-6394 Monreith Estate	Location Port William Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 5.6 km away	Area 14.44 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2019

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
16FGS06576 Cutreoch Woodland Creation	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 6.0 km away	Area 6.05 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
17FGS18837 Chantals Wood	Location Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 6.9 km away	Area 15.82 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
9 Sept 2026, 06:08 BST

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
8 Jul 2026, 21:45 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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