FPA-12285

Glensone

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Glensone
Nearest town: Dalbeattie
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX905597

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Key dates

Application registered 20 February 2025
Application accepted 25 February 2025
Consultation opens 28 March 2025
Consultation closes 25 April 2025
Decision issued 19 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 4.73 ha
Conifer: 4.18 ha
Broadleaf: 0.55 ha

Official source

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FPA-12285

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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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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: 4.73 ha
Estimated volume: 1,566 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.73 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Beech Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Oak Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	3.32 ha	35 yr	30,320	1,162 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	0.5 ha	35 yr	425	100 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.5 ha	35 yr	425	150 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.03 ha	35 yr	25	12 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.16 ha	35 yr	136	64 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.17 ha	35 yr	144	68 m³	—
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.05 ha	35 yr	42	10 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	49.68%	2.35 ha	2,500	—	—
1b	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	15.22%	0.72 ha	1,600	—	—
1c	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	5.07%	0.24 ha	2,500	—	—
1d	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	21.35%	1.01 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Beech	0.63%	0.03 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Oak	3.38%	0.16 ha	1,600	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	4.65%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 905 596

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 113

Brown earths

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowland and foothills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Dalbeattie · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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