FPA-12262

Kirkhill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Kirkhill
Nearest town: Dalton
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY075746

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Key dates

Application registered 17 February 2025
Application accepted 17 February 2025
Consultation opens 31 March 2025
Consultation closes 28 April 2025
Decision issued 13 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 0.90 ha
Conifer: 0.60 ha
Broadleaf: 0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-12262

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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 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2027
Felling area: 0.9 ha
Estimated volume: 275 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.9 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech Larch Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
11a	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.1 ha	35 yr	40	30 m³	—
11a	Clear Felling	Beech	0.1 ha	35 yr	40	30 m³	—
11a	Clear Felling	Larch	0.6 ha	35 yr	250	200 m³	—
IT	Felling Individual Trees	Beech	0.1 ha	120 yr	5	15 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
11a	Replant felled area	Oak	22.22%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
11a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	66.67%	0.6 ha	2,500	—	—
IT	Replant felled area	Oak	11.11%	0.1 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
STH22_0697 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 220 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0644_Blountfield2 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0256_Blountfield P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0162 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 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

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 075 745

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 225

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

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

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Linhope · 70% Brown earths
Ettrick · 30% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees