FPA-12053
Upper Magus Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- St. Andrews
- Local authority
- Fife Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO437145
Key dates
- Application registered 25 November 2024
- Application accepted 21 November 2024
- Consultation opens 17 December 2024
- Consultation closes 28 January 2025
- Decision issued 5 March 2025
- Restocking due 31 March 2029
Area
- Total area
- 1.92 ha
- Conifer
- 1.92 ha
Official source
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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.
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Track changes
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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
- 25 Nov 2024 – 25 Nov 2026
- Felling area
- 1.92 ha
- Estimated volume
- 600 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 1.92 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.92 ha | 50 yr | 1,300 | 600 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 25% | 0.48 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Birch | 25% | 0.48 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 25% | 0.48 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 25% | 0.48 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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.
No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NO 436 144
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Mineral gleys
Map unit 445
Noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Rowanhill
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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