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FPA-12351

Polmoodie

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Polmoodie
Nearest town
Moffat
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT177146

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 12 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 12 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 22 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 22 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 24 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
0.25 ha
Conifer
0.25 ha

Official source

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FPA-12351

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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

STH21_0391 Emblem Brae

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 235 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0432-0437

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0236_0237_0720

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0465 Birkhill

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0395_0398 Bushie Law

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Moffat Hills

Site 1172

Official SiteLink record for Moffat Hills
Designation MIXED Proximity 320 m away Published area 2,890.24 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 177 146

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 229

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F7 Land unsuitable for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.