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FPA-12008

Middleton Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Middleton Farm Woods
Nearest town
Kinross
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO030030

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 November 2024
  2. Application accepted 28 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 6 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 4 December 2024
  5. Decision issued 7 March 2025
  6. Restocking due 15 November 2027

Area

Total area
11.12 ha
Conifer
11.12 ha

Official source

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FPA-12008

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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
1 Dec 2024 – 30 Nov 2026
Felling area
11.12 ha
Estimated volume
4,000 m³
Proposed restocking
11.12 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Japanese larch 3.98 ha 35 yr 3,721 868 m³ NA
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.33 ha 35 yr 5,341 1,213 m³ NA
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.91 ha 35 yr 929 247 m³ NA
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.23 ha 35 yr 1,998 461 m³ NA
5 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.16 ha 35 yr 3,365 469 m³ NA
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.51 ha 35 yr 4,841 742 m³ NA

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 50% 1.99 ha 2,500
1 Replant felled area Sessile oak 20% 0.8 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Silver birch 20% 0.8 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Hazel 10% 0.4 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Douglas fir 31.76% 0.74 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 31.76% 0.74 ha 2,500
2 Replant felled area Sessile oak 14.59% 0.34 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Silver birch 14.59% 0.34 ha 1,600
2 Replant felled area Hazel 7.3% 0.17 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 74.73% 0.68 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Sessile oak 9.89% 0.09 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Silver birch 9.89% 0.09 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Hazel 5.49% 0.05 ha 1,600
4 Replant felled area Douglas fir 50% 0.62 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 50% 0.62 ha 2,500
5 Replant felled area Douglas fir 50% 0.58 ha 2,500
5 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 50% 0.58 ha 2,500
6 Replant felled area Douglas fir 50% 0.76 ha 2,500
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 50% 0.76 ha 2,500
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Glen Queich

Site 718

Official SiteLink record for Glen Queich
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 637 m away Published area 86.56 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 029 030

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 472

Brown earths

Soil association
Sourhope
Parent material
Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform
Undulating lowlands and hills with strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Sourhope · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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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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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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