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FPA-11648

Malling Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Malling Farm Woods
Nearest town
Aberfoyle
Local authority
Stirling Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NN562006

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 May 2024
  2. Application accepted 30 May 2024
  3. Consultation opens 20 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 18 December 2024
  5. Decision issued 14 January 2025
  6. Restocking due 31 March 2029

Area

Total area
11.12 ha
Conifer
7.70 ha
Broadleaf
3.34 ha

Official source

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FPA-11648

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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
20 Nov 2024 – 1 May 2026
Felling area
11.12 ha
Estimated volume
3,445 m³
Proposed restocking
11.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.13 ha 40 yr 1,200 380 m³
7 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.1 ha 40 yr 350 50 m³
7 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.08 ha 40 yr 25 10 m³
8 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.38 ha 40 yr 400 100 m³
8 Clear Felling Oak 0.02 ha 45 yr 10 6 m³
9 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.51 ha 40 yr 500 200 m³
9 Clear Felling Larch 0.2 ha 40 yr 75 30 m³
9 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.57 ha 40 yr 500 150 m³
9 Clear Felling Oak 0.05 ha 65 yr 10 6 m³
10 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.29 ha 40 yr 125 40 m³
10 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.24 ha 40 yr 100 10 m³
11 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.12 ha 40 yr 60 25 m³
11 Clear Felling Larch 0.2 ha 40 yr 100 25 m³
11 Clear Felling Silver fir 0.05 ha 40 yr 20 25 m³
11 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.04 ha 40 yr 20 8 m³
11 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.11 ha 40 yr 50 10 m³
11 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.2 ha 0 yr 110 10 m³
11 Clear Felling Oak 0.01 ha 80 yr 5 3 m³
13 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.72 ha 40 yr 1,500 700 m³
13 Clear Felling Larch 0.64 ha 40 yr 600 300 m³
13 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.65 ha 40 yr 600 300 m³
13 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.25 ha 40 yr 50 20 m³
13 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.14 ha 40 yr 55 22 m³
14 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 1.33 ha 40 yr 700 200 m³
14 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 40 yr 150 50 m³
14 Clear Felling Larch 0.02 ha 40 yr 20 5 m³
14 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.33 ha 40 yr 200 100 m³
14 Clear Felling Silver fir 0.03 ha 40 yr 20 5 m³
15 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.53 ha 40 yr 600 200 m³
16 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.83 ha 40 yr 700 350 m³
16 Clear Felling Larch 0.29 ha 40 yr 300 100 m³
16 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.02 ha 40 yr 20 5 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
7 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 82.25% 1.9 ha 1,600
7 Create Designed Open Ground 17.75% 0.41 ha
8 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 75% 0.3 ha 1,600
8 Create Designed Open Ground 25% 0.1 ha
9 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 79.7% 1.06 ha 1,600
9 Create Designed Open Ground 20.3% 0.27 ha
10 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 77.36% 0.41 ha 1,600
10 Create Designed Open Ground 22.64% 0.12 ha
11 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 84.93% 0.62 ha 1,600
11 Create Designed Open Ground 15.07% 0.11 ha
13 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 80.83% 1.94 ha 1,600
13 Create Designed Open Ground 19.17% 0.46 ha
14 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 82.86% 1.45 ha 1,600
14 Create Designed Open Ground 17.14% 0.3 ha
15 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 11.32% 0.06 ha 1,600
15 Replant felled area Scots pine 79.25% 0.42 ha 2,500
15 Create Designed Open Ground 9.43% 0.05 ha
16 Create Designed Open Ground 100% 1.14 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

STH22_0360-0365a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0188-1017a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0360-0365b

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 1.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0191-0756b

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0148

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Closed Proximity 2.3 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

Lake of Menteith

Site 900

Official SiteLink record for Lake of Menteith
Designation MIXED Proximity 82 m away Published area 488.56 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Loch Macanrie Fens

Site 1005

Official SiteLink record for Loch Macanrie Fens
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.0 km away Published area 109.47 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 561 005

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 274

Brown earths

Soil association
Gourdie
Parent material
Drifts derived from acid metamorphic rocks and Lower Old Red Sandstone sediments with igneous rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Gourdie · 70% Brown earths
  • Snaigow · 30% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very 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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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB265774 Malling Location

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Status Expired Distance 707 m away Area 3.22 ha Decision issued
FLA03576 Malling Forest Location

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Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 24.73 ha Decision issued
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Status Expired Distance 2.2 km away Area 0.9 ha Decision issued
FLA03423 Rednock Estate Location

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Status Expired Distance 2.6 km away Area 8.85 ha Decision issued
FPA-12065 Rednock Estate Location

Port of Menteith

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Status Approved Distance 2.7 km away Area 2.81 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

Nearby records

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Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
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19FGS40823 Auchyle Farm Woodland Creation Location

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22FGS69147 Gartartan Farm Location

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Status Expired Distance 4.1 km away Area 0 ha Decision issued
16FGS08594 Offerance Farm Productive Broadleaf Planting Location

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Status Approved Distance 4.8 km away Area 13.4 ha Approved
16FGS07714 Parks of Garden Woodland Creation Location

Stirling

Status Approved Distance 5.5 km away Area 36.82 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.