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FPA-13405

Lindores Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Lindores Farm
Nearest town
Lindores
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO264168

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 14 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 27 February 2026
  3. Consultation opens 23 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 21 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 1 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
0.08 ha
Conifer
0.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-13405

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

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

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2028
Felling area
0.08 ha
Estimated volume
21 m³
Proposed restocking
0.08 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Leyland cypress Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Leyland cypress 0.02 ha 20 yr 12 6 m³ Tape
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.05 ha 35 yr 16 12 m³ Tape
1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.01 ha 35 yr 4 3 m³ Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 87.5% 0.07 ha 1,600
1 Create Designed Open Ground 12.5% 0.01 ha
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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

Lindores Loch

Site 936

Official SiteLink record for Lindores Loch
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 146 m away Published area 53.9 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Dunbog Bog

Site 563

Official SiteLink record for Dunbog Bog
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.1 km away Published area 25.13 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Black Loch (Abdie)

Site 213

Official SiteLink record for Black Loch (Abdie)
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 7.38 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 264 167

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 273

Brown earths

Soil association
Gleneagles
Parent material
Fluvioglacial sands and gravels derived from Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas, and acid schists
Landform
Mounds and terraces with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Gleneagles · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility 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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Nearby records

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Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 7.5 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 1.8 km away Area 1.4 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 0.42 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
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Status Approved Distance 1.4 km away Area 2.37 ha Approved
18FGS34083 Woodriffe 2019 Location

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Status Approved Distance 3.3 km away Area 1.39 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 8.32 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 2.56 ha Approved

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