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FPA-12017

Elie Estate

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Do'cot Wood
Nearest town
Elie
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO489015

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 8 November 2024
  2. Application accepted 25 September 2024
  3. Consultation opens 17 December 2024
  4. Consultation closes 28 January 2025
  5. Decision issued 12 May 2025
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
2.66 ha
Conifer
2.66 ha

Official source

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FPA-12017

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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
    Expired

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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 – 1 Jan 2026
Felling area
2.66 ha
Estimated volume
840.84 m³
Thinning area
18.74 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post Basal Area
Proposed restocking
2.66 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Alder Beech Sycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
52 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.57 ha 91 yr 190 129.85 m³
53 Clear Felling Scots pine 1.1 ha 110 yr 375 260.7 m³
54 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.99 ha 91 yr 340 194.39 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post Basal Area.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolumeBefore basal area (m²/ha)After basal area (m²/ha)
28 Sitka spruce 0.91 ha 34.8 m³ 564 519
39a Scots pine 1.63 ha 27.71 m³ 168 148
39a Mixed broadleaves 1.63 ha 22.17 m³ 356 340
39b Mixed broadleaves 0.75 ha 13.39 m³ 303 282
45 Norway spruce 2.53 ha 135.48 m³ 570 507
46 Scots pine 0.79 ha 9.4 m³ 294 280
68a Scots pine 10.5 ha 12.95 m³ 144 130

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
52 Replant felled area Alder 70% 0.4 ha 1,600
52 Replant felled area Sycamor e 20% 0.11 ha 1,600
52 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.06 ha
53 Replant felled area Alder 70% 0.77 ha 1,600
53 Replant felled area Sycamor e 20% 0.22 ha 1,600
53 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.11 ha
54 Replant felled area Sycamor e 45% 0.45 ha 1,600
54 Replant felled area Beech 45% 0.45 ha 1,600
54 Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.1 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

Kilconquhar Loch

Site 843

Official SiteLink record for Kilconquhar Loch
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity Point is inside the SSSI Published area 46.68 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Firth of Forth

Site 8163

Official SiteLink record for Firth of Forth
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 7,435.48 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 488 015

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

National soil map of Scotland

Lochs

Map unit 601

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Land Capability for Forestry

Water

Source code F9

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Sources, licence and limitations

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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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