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FPA-12001

Newmiln Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Methven Moss
Nearest town
Methven
Local authority
Perth and Kinross Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO011232

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 October 2024
  2. Application accepted 29 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 3 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 3 March 2025
  5. Decision issued 7 March 2025
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
4.40 ha
Conifer
0.10 ha
Broadleaf
4.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-12001

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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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  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 Jan 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area
4.4 ha
Estimated volume
444 m³
Proposed restocking
4.4 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Willow 0.81 ha 50 yr 4,025 40 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 50 yr 150 15 m³
2 Clear Felling Willow 0.5 ha 50 yr 2,505 26 m³
2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 50 yr 150 15 m³
3 Clear Felling Birch 1.11 ha 50 yr 1,216 138 m³
3 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.1 ha 50 yr 10 5 m³
3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 50 yr 10 5 m³
4 Clear Felling Birch 0.82 ha 50 yr 902 103 m³
4 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 50 yr 110 13 m³
5 Clear Felling Birch 0.56 ha 50 yr 620 71 m³
5 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.1 ha 50 yr 110 13 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 - 5 I do not intend to restock 100% 4.4 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

Pr15_0357

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0993a

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 3.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH16_0213_Mordens

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Closed Proximity 3.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0993b

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 4.1 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

Methven Moss

Site 1149

Official SiteLink record for Methven Moss
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity Point is inside the SSSI Published area 83.85 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 010 231

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peat

Map unit 3

Dystrophic basin peat

Soil association
Organic Soils
Parent material
Organic deposits
Landform
Basins and valleys
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Basin Peat · 100% Dystrophic basin peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited 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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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.