FPA-11512
Leckiebank Farm
Expired Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Leckiebank Farm Woods
- Nearest town
- Auchtermuchty
- Local authority
- Fife Council
- Conservancy
- Perth and Argyll Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NO223122
Key dates
- Application registered 9 April 2024
- Application accepted 5 April 2023
- Consultation opens 3 May 2024
- Consultation closes 31 May 2024
- Decision issued 12 June 2024
- Restocking due Unknown
Area
- Total area
- 3.40 ha
- Conifer
- 3.40 ha
Official source
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FPA-11512 Find FPA-11512 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 Apr 2024 – 20 Apr 2026
- Felling area
- 3.4 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,172 m³
- Thinning area
- 0.7 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 3.4 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1 ha | 40 yr | 1,500 | 324 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.4 ha | 40 yr | 2,100 | 562 m³ | — |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.1 ha | 40 yr | 150 | 31 m³ | — |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.4 ha | 40 yr | 600 | 137 m³ | — |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.5 ha | 40 yr | 750 | 98 m³ | — |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sitka spruce | 0.7 ha | 20 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 29.41% | 1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 41.18% | 1.4 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 2.94% | 0.1 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 11.76% | 0.4 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Plant an alternative area | Mixed native broadleaves | 14.71% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | 5a |
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Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH18_2012-13 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Closed | Proximity 3.6 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
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 222 121
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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