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FPA-13356

Benarty House

Under Consideration Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Kelty
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NT155968

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 24 March 2026
  2. Application accepted 24 March 2026
  3. Consultation opens 15 April 2026
  4. Consultation closes 13 May 2026
  5. Decision issued Not yet
  6. Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area
4.30 ha
Conifer
4.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-13356

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 20 August 2026.

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Track changes

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    Status when first captured
    Under Consideration

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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 May 2026 – 1 May 2028
Felling area
4.3 ha
Estimated volume
1,161 m³
Proposed restocking
4.3 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Beech Oak Scots pine Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt 1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.3 ha 32 yr 3,250 351 m³
Cpt 2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.1 ha 32 yr 2,750 297 m³
Cpt 3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.3 ha 32 yr 750 81 m³
Cpt 4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.5 ha 32 yr 1,250 135 m³
Cpt 5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.1 ha 32 yr 2,750 297 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Oak 6.05% 0.26 ha 1,600
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Silver birch 6.05% 0.26 ha 1,600
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Beech 6.05% 0.26 ha 1,600
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Alder 6.05% 0.26 ha 1,600
Cpt 1 Replant felled area Scots pine 6.05% 0.26 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Oak 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Silver birch 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Beech 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Alder 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 2 Replant felled area Scots pine 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Oak 1.4% 0.06 ha 1,600
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Silver birch 1.4% 0.06 ha 1,600
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Beech 1.4% 0.06 ha 1,600
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Alder 1.4% 0.06 ha 1,600
Cpt 3 Replant felled area Scots pine 1.4% 0.06 ha 1,600
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Oak 2.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Silver birch 2.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Beech 2.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Alder 2.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
Cpt 4 Replant felled area Scots pine 2.33% 0.1 ha 1,600
Cpt 5 Replant felled area Oak 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 5 Replant felled area Silver birch 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 5 Replant felled area Beech 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 5 Replant felled area Alder 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
Cpt 5 Replant felled area Scots pine 5.12% 0.22 ha 1,600
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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 154 967

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 444

Brown earths

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Macmerry · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 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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