FPA-12380

Castlemilk & Corrie Estates

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Whitcastles
Nearest town: Corrie Common
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY236880

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Key dates

Application registered 20 March 2025
Application accepted 20 March 2025
Consultation opens 29 April 2025
Consultation closes 29 April 2025
Decision issued 30 April 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 26.79 ha
Conifer: 26.79 ha

Official source

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FPA-12380

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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, 13:59 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:57 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 – 1 May 2026
Felling area: 26.79 ha
Estimated volume: 17,290 m³
Proposed restocking: 26.79 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Omorika spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
292	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	10.43 ha	54 yr	9,400	6,517 m³	n/a
293	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	16.36 ha	54 yr	15,300	10,773 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
292 / 293	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	64.99%	17.41 ha	2,500	—	—
292 / 293	Replant felled area	Omorika spruce	20.01%	5.36 ha	2,500	—	—
292 / 293	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5%	1.34 ha	1,600	—	—
292 / 293	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10%	2.68 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
STH24_0529 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0946 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0547_0548_0549 Tom's Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0369-0373 Lady Cleuch P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0168-0169 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 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 235 879

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 218

Peaty gleys with peaty gleyed podzols with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 35% Peaty gleys
Dod · 35% Peaty gleyed podzols
Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees