FPA-12326

Dormont Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Ronalds Hill
Nearest town: Dalton
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY096748

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Key dates

Application registered 6 March 2025
Application accepted 6 March 2025
Consultation opens 6 June 2025
Consultation closes 6 June 2025
Decision issued 6 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 1.65 ha
Conifer: 1.65 ha

Official source

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FPA-12326

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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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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:55 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 May 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Felling area: 1.65 ha
Estimated volume: 700 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.65 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.61 ha	35 yr	500	250 m³	—
1c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.04 ha	34 yr	550	450 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1b	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	36.97%	0.61 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	63.03%	1.04 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
STH19_0162 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/AH/20082012 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0366 Holmains P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0697 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1072_A Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 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 096 747

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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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
CB204519 Dormont	Location Dalton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 608 m away	Area 2.25 ha	Decision issued 19 Apr 2013
CB22509 Dormont	Location Dalton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 781 m away	Area 3.76 ha	Decision issued 27 Apr 2012
FPA-8668 Dormont Estate	Location Dalton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 906 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 1 Feb 2022
CB204557 Dormont	Location Dalton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 0.8 ha	Decision issued 26 Apr 2013
CB362323 Dormont	Location Dalton Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 1.5 ha	Decision issued 24 Feb 2014