FPA-13016

Pitcairlie Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Newburgh
Local authority: Fife Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO249149

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 18 November 2025
Application accepted 18 November 2025
Consultation opens 2 March 2026
Consultation closes 30 March 2026
Decision issued 15 April 2026
Restocking due 31 March 2033

Area

Total area: 27.00 ha
Conifer: 27.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-13016

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

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Track changes

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9 Jul 2026, 09:11 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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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 May 2026 – 30 May 2031
Felling area: 27 ha
Estimated volume: 6,500 m³
Proposed restocking: 27 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas fir Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	20 ha	40 yr	12,500	5,000 m³	All
2	Clear Felling	Scots pine	4 ha	40 yr	2,500	750 m³	All
2	Clear Felling	Douglas fir	3 ha	40 yr	1,875	750 m³	All

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	50%	13.5 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	20%	5.4 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Douglas fir area	—	5%	1.35 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	10%	2.7 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Western red cedar area	—	2%	0.54 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	13%	3.51 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
Black Loch (Abdie) Site 213 Official SiteLink record for Black Loch (Abdie) ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.0 km away	Published area 7.38 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Lindores Loch Site 936 Official SiteLink record for Lindores Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 53.9 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Black Loch (Abdie)

Site 213

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.0 km away

Published area 7.38 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Lindores Loch

Site 936

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 53.9 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 249 148

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

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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-12516 Berryhill	Location Newburgh Fife	Status Approved	Distance 447 m away	Area 2.72 ha	Approved 5 Nov 2025
CB384837 Pitcarlie House	Location Auctermuchty and Newburgh Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 2.19 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2014
FLA00862 Pitcairlie Farm	Location Auchtermuchty Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 2.04 ha	Decision issued 15 Feb 2016
FPA-13405 Lindores Farm	Location Lindores Fife	Status Approved	Distance 2.4 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Approved 1 Jul 2026
FPA-7010 Lumbennie Farm	Location Newburgh Fife	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 1.92 ha	Decision issued 19 Aug 2020