FPA-12441

Applegirth Est - Corncockle Plantation

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Applegirth Est Corncockle Plantation
Nearest town: Templand
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY088873

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Key dates

Application registered 7 April 2025
Application accepted 10 April 2025
Consultation opens 9 June 2025
Consultation closes 9 June 2025
Decision issued 10 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 4.78 ha
Conifer: 4.78 ha

Official source

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FPA-12441

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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, 13:36 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 Jul 2025 – 1 May 2027
Felling area: 4.78 ha
Estimated volume: 3,625 m³
Thinning area: 6.5 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 4.78 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Blackthorn Hawthorn Hazel Rowan Scots pine Sessile oak Silver birch Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
13Ai	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.08 ha	75 yr	633	1,782 m³	Pink Tape
13Ef	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.7 ha	38 yr	2,565	1,465 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
13Ai	Scots pine	1.82 ha	153 m³	400	325
13Ai	Sitka spruce	0.25 ha	26 m³	100	80
13Ai	Larch	0.13 ha	11 m³	100	90
13Cd	Sitka spruce	4.3 ha	188 m³	2,100	1,720

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
13Ai/Ef	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	19.2%	1.34 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai/Ef	Replant felled area	Silver birch	9.6%	0.67 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai/Ef	Replant felled area	Scots pine	9.6%	0.67 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai	Create Designed Open Ground	—	8.88%	0.62 ha	—	—	—
13Ai/Ef	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	4.01%	0.28 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai/Ef	Replant felled area	Rowan	6.88%	0.48 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai	Replant felled area	Hazel	3.44%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai	Replant felled area	Hawthorn	3.44%	0.24 ha	1,600	—	—
13Ai	Replant felled area	Blackthorn	3.44%	0.24 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
STH18_0499_0982 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 371 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0701 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0186 Auchenroddan P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0492 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0916 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 087 872

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 303

Brown earths

Soil association: Holywood
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and conglomerates of Permian age
Landform: 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.

Craigdhu · 50% Brown earths
Holywood · 50% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees