FPA-11326

Skares Wood

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Skares Wood
Nearest town: Skares
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS527175

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 8 February 2024
Application accepted 8 February 2024
Consultation opens 5 April 2024
Consultation closes 5 April 2024
Decision issued 8 April 2024
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 2.98 ha
Conifer: 2.98 ha

Official source

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FPA-11326

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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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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 13:38 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: 15 Mar 2024 – 15 Mar 2026
Felling area: 2.98 ha
Estimated volume: 885 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.98 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Skares Wood	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	2.7 ha	45 yr	3,100	850 m³	n/a
Skares Wood	Clear Felling	Larch	0.28 ha	45 yr	150	35 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Skares Wood	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	75%	2.24 ha	2,500	—	—
Skares Wood	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	20%	0.6 ha	2,500	—	—
Skares Wood	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	5%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—

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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_0802_B Skares P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 153 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0802_A Skares P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 252 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0298 Knockdunder P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1025 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0399 Auchline Rig P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 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 526 174

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 292

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Hindsward
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sediments and basic igneous rocks
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.

Hindsward · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10268 National Forest Estate	Location New Cumnock East Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 224 m away	Area 0.5 ha	Approved 27 Feb 2023
FPA-11755 North Kyle Forest Block	Location Skares East Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 2.67 ha	Key date Not published
CB22586 Dumfries House Estate	Location Auchinleck East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 0.7 ha	Decision issued 9 May 2012
FLA01913 The Great Steward of Scotland's Dumfries House Trust	Location Cumnock East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.3 km away	Area 0.62 ha	Decision issued 9 Mar 2017
CB260554 Dumfries House	Location Cumnock East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.3 km away	Area 1.73 ha	Decision issued 16 Jul 2013