FPA-13733

Cathcart Wood

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cathcart Wood
Nearest town: Ayr
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS340163

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Key dates

Application registered 21 September 2026
Application accepted 21 September 2026
Consultation opens 30 September 2026
Consultation closes 27 October 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 4.28 ha
Conifer: 2.57 ha
Broadleaf: 1.71 ha

Official source

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FPA-13733

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First archived 1 October 2026 · last seen on the register 1 October 2026.

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Track changes

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1 Oct 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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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: 30 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2028
Felling area: 4.28 ha
Estimated volume: 1,192 m³
Proposed restocking: 4.28 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Larch Oak Sitka spruce Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
SS(Blue)	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.87 ha	40 yr	1,870	710 m³	N/A
LA(YELLOW)	Clear Felling	Larch	0.7 ha	40 yr	560	140 m³	N/A
MBL(BROWN)	Clear Felling	Oak	0.43 ha	40 yr	301	86 m³	N/A
MBL(BROWN)	Clear Felling	Sycamore	0.43 ha	40 yr	301	86 m³	N/A
MBL(BROWN)	Clear Felling	Ash	0.43 ha	40 yr	301	86 m³	N/A
MBL(BROWN)	Clear Felling	Beech	0.42 ha	40 yr	294	84 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Restock	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	95.56%	4.09 ha	1,600	—	—
Restock	Create Designed Open Ground	—	4.44%	0.19 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
STH21_0498_c Nether Auchendrane Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 457 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_a Nether Auchendrane Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 480 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_b Nether Auchendrane Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 631 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_d Nether Auchendrane Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 778 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0784_b Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	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

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 339 163

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 265

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Glenalmond
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Glenalmond · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees