FPA-12450

Claygate House Wood - Langholm Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Claygate House Wood
Nearest town: Canonbie
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY393791

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 7 April 2025
Application accepted 7 April 2025
Consultation opens 8 April 2025
Consultation closes 6 May 2025
Decision issued 20 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 1.05 ha
Conifer: 1.05 ha

Official source

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FPA-12450

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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, 13:39 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:56 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: 12 May 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 1.05 ha
Estimated volume: 400 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.05 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Downy birch Rowan Sessile oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3140A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.05 ha	39 yr	1,080	400 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3140A	Replant felled area	Downy birch	30%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
3140A	Replant felled area	Common alder	30%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
3140A	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	30%	0.32 ha	1,600	—	—
3140A	Replant felled area	Rowan	10%	0.11 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
STH20_0187 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0178 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0657-0658 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0244-0245 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 5.0 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
River Esk, Glencartholm Site 1360 Official SiteLink record for River Esk, Glencartholm ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 3.79 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

River Esk, Glencartholm

Site 1360

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Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 3.79 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 393 791

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Canonbie
Parent material: Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees