FPA-11618
Fernie Mill Farm
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Compartments 6 & 7
- Nearest town
- Cupar
- Local authority
- Fife Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO321152
Key dates
- Application registered 20 May 2024
- Application accepted 20 May 2024
- Consultation opens 6 June 2024
- Consultation closes 4 July 2024
- Decision issued 1 July 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 3.17 ha
- Conifer
- 3.17 ha
Official source
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FPA-11618 Find FPA-11618 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.
First archived 27 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
- Expired
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
- 20 May 2024 – 1 May 2026
- Felling area
- 3.17 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,193.04 m³
- Thinning area
- 4.61 ha
- Thinning basis
- Pre/Post stocking density
- Proposed restocking
- 3.17 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6b | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 3.17 ha | 40 yr | 1,380 | 1,075.58 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume | Before (stems/ha) | After (stems/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7a | Sitka spruce | 0.59 ha | 33.04 m³ | 435 | 345 |
| 7a | Sycamore | 2 ha | 42 m³ | 445 | 341 |
| 7b | Mixed broadleaves | 0.63 ha | 13.23 m³ | 445 | 341 |
| 7c | Mixed broadleaves | 1.39 ha | 29.19 m³ | 445 | 341 |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6b | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 18% | 0.57 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 6b | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 82% | 2.6 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 320 152
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
Land Capability for Forestry
F2 Very good flexibility for trees
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