← All felling applications

FPA-11920

Sapphire Papermill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Mill Wood
Nearest town
Leslie
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NO252014

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 September 2024
  2. Application accepted 2 October 2024
  3. Consultation opens 2 December 2024
  4. Consultation closes 1 December 2024
  5. Decision issued 2 December 2024
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
0.52 ha
Broadleaf
0.52 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

FPA-11920

Find FPA-11920 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

Track changes

Application status changes and data added by Standingwire, newest first. Status dates show when we recorded a change; the register may have changed earlier.

  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

    Information from the application PDF is available below.

    View data added from the PDF →
  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 2027
Felling area
0.52 ha
Estimated volume
0 m³
Proposed restocking
0.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Downy birch Elm Sycamore

Proposed restocking species

Beech Downy birch Hazel Holly

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1abc Clear Felling Beech 0.12 ha 40 yr 60
1abc Clear Felling Elm 0.12 ha 30 yr 60
1abc Clear Felling Sycamore 0.1 ha 30 yr 52
1abc Clear Felling Ash 0.08 ha 30 yr 52
1abc Clear Felling Downy birch 0.1 ha 30 yr 25

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1b Restock by natural regeneration Beech 16.67% 0.07 ha 1,600
1b Restock by natural regeneration Downy birch 19.05% 0.08 ha 1,600
1c Replant felled area Hazel 16.67% 0.07 ha 1,600
1c Replant felled area Holly 19.05% 0.08 ha 1,600
1c Restock by natural regeneration Beech 33.33% 0.14 ha 1,600
1a Restock by natural regeneration Downy birch 19.05% 0.08 ha 1,600

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

Holl Meadows

Site 790

Official SiteLink record for Holl Meadows
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 5.02 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 251 014

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

National soil map of Scotland

Unclassified

Map unit 608

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

Land Capability for Forestry

Built up area

Source code F8

View this location on Scotland’s Soils ↗

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.

James Hutton Institute Open Data Licence ↗

These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-12512 Formonthills Location

Glenrothes

Fife

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 1.31 ha Approved
FPA-7468 Formonthills Location

Glenrothes

Fife

Status Expired Distance 2.5 km away Area 0.9 ha Decision issued
CB02218 Formonthills Location

Glenrothes

Fife

Status Expired Distance 2.8 km away Area 9 ha Decision issued
FPA-10289 Coul Den Location

Glenrothes

Fife

Status Expired Distance 3.1 km away Area 0.3 ha Decision issued
FPA-9413 Knockmorehill Location

Leslie

Fife

Status Expired Distance 3.4 km away Area 0.34 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
24FGS80381 Arnot Reservoir Location

Leslie

Perth and Kinross

Status Expired Distance 4.7 km away Area 1.08 ha Decision issued
23FGS72653 Greenhead Farm NWC 23 Location

Scotlandwell

Perth and Kinross

Status Approved Distance 5.1 km away Area 1.9 ha Approved
22FGS69230 Millfield Native Woodland Location

Falkland

Fife

Status Approved Distance 5.4 km away Area 2.98 ha Approved
23FGS70873 West Feal Woodland Creation Location

Ballingry

Fife

Status Expired Distance 5.9 km away Area 28.72 ha Decision issued
18FGS27661 Kinneston Small Farm Woodland Creation Location

Perth and Kinross

Status Approved Distance 5.9 km away Area 7.09 ha Approved

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