FPA-11468

Beoch Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Beoch Woods
Nearest town: Maybole
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS293143

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Key dates

Application registered 26 March 2024
Application accepted 26 March 2024
Consultation opens 11 June 2024
Consultation closes 10 June 2024
Decision issued 3 July 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 7.29 ha
Conifer: 7.29 ha

Official source

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FPA-11468

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First archived 27 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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11 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:36 BST

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: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2026
Felling area: 7.29 ha
Estimated volume: 2,406 m³
Thinning area: 4.56 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 7.29 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

European larch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Douglas fir Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 15	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.26 ha	40 yr	200	100 m³	—
Cpt 16	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.85 ha	35 yr	5,000	855 m³	—
Cpt 18b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.22 ha	35 yr	4,000	660 m³	—
Cpt18b	Clear Felling	European larch	0.16 ha	35 yr	150	35 m³	—
Cpt 20	Clear Felling	European larch	0.15 ha	35 yr	100	25 m³	—
Cpt 20	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.11 ha	35 yr	2,000	330 m³	—
Cpt 21	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.54 ha	35 yr	900	160 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Cpt 18a	Mixed broadleaves	1.14 ha	35 m³	1,600	1,200
Cpt 23	Sitka spruce	3.3 ha	200 m³	2,500	2,000
Cpt 23	European larch	0.12 ha	6 m³	2,500	2,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 15	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	3.57%	0.26 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 16	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	4.8%	0.35 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 16	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	34.29%	2.5 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 18b	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	30.45%	2.22 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 18b	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	2.19%	0.16 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 20	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	4.12%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 20	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	10.15%	0.74 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 20	Replant felled area	Douglas fir	3.02%	0.22 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 21	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	1.78%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 21	Replant felled area	Scots pine	5.62%	0.41 ha	2,500	—	—

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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_0788_a Garryhorn Bridge (A) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 164 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0526 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 261 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0385 Keekafar 1 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 320 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0788_b Garryhorn Bridge (B) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 552 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_1535 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 292 143

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 265

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Glenalmond
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age
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.

Glenalmond · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees