FPA-12216

Murthat Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Murthat farm shelter belt
Nearest town: Boreland
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY189939

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 4 February 2025
Application accepted 5 February 2025
Consultation opens 11 June 2025
Consultation closes 11 June 2025
Decision issued 18 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 0.28 ha
Conifer: 0.28 ha

Official source

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FPA-12216

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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, 13:35 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: 3 Mar 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area: 0.28 ha
Estimated volume: 80 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
SB	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.14 ha	45 yr	50	40 m³	—
SB	Clear Felling	Larch	0.14 ha	45 yr	50	40 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
SB	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed native broadleaves	40%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
SB	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	40%	0.11 ha	1,600	—	—
SB	Create Designed Open Ground	—	20%	0.06 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
STH18_1350_1405 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 143 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0429 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 775 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0516_0515 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0122_0127 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0196-0198_0738 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 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
Dryfe Water Site 544 Official SiteLink record for Dryfe Water ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 522 m away	Published area 11.67 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Dryfe Water

Site 544

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 522 m away

Published area 11.67 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 189 938

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 222

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills and lowlands with gentle to steep slopes: slightly and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees