FPA-13366

Hillhouse Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Newmilns
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS536349

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 30 March 2026
Application accepted 30 March 2026
Consultation opens 1 April 2026
Consultation closes 31 March 2026
Decision issued 26 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.01 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-13366

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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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.

Standingwire added data from the PDF
26 Aug 2026, 13:57 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:11 BST

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: 15 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026
Felling area: 0.01 ha
Estimated volume: 10 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.01 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Beech

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Lime

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Farm	Felling Individual Trees	Beech	125 yr	1	2.5 m³	—
Farm	Felling Individual Trees	Beech	125 yr	1	2.5 m³	—
Farm	Felling Individual Trees	Beech	125 yr	1	5 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Hillhouse Farm	Plant an alternative area	Lime	33.33%	1	1	1
Hillhouse Farm	Plant an alternative area	Lime	33.33%	1	1	2
Hillhouse Farm	Plant an alternative area	Hazel	33.33%	1	1	3

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_0771-0776 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 113 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0428-0432_0435 Cairnhill belt P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 398 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0771-0776_B Middlefield P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 425 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0432_0537 Windyhill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 760 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0433_0434_0428-0430 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - Hybrid	Status Closed	Proximity 920 m 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Muirkirk Uplands Site 8166 Official SiteLink record for Muirkirk Uplands ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.6 km away	Published area 19,154 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Muirkirk Uplands

Site 8166

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.6 km away

Published area 19,154 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 535 349

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 359

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Lanfine
Parent material: Drifts derived from basic igneous rocks and red sandstones of Permian and Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Lanfine · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA02002 Molemount Farm	Location Galston East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 707 m away	Area 26.7 ha	Decision issued 15 Mar 2017
FPA-9191 Molemount Farm	Location Galston South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 22.1 ha	Decision issued 31 May 2022
FPA-7481 Newfield Farm	Location Galston East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.5 km away	Area 1.09 ha	Decision issued 9 Nov 2020
FLA00525 Newfield	Location Galston East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 0.77 ha	Decision issued 17 Jul 2015
FLA01168 Cowgrove Farm	Location Galston East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 1.55 ha	Decision issued 7 Apr 2016