FPA-12833

Noddsdale Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Noddsdale Estate
Nearest town: Largs
Local authority: North Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS212618

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 28 August 2025
Application accepted 29 August 2025
Consultation opens 12 March 2026
Consultation closes 11 March 2026
Decision issued 18 May 2026
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.17 ha
Broadleaf: 0.17 ha

Official source

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FPA-12833

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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, 13:58 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:43 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: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
Felling area: 0.17 ha
Estimated volume: 25.5 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.17 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash

Proposed restocking species

Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	Ash	0.12 ha	90 yr	11	16.5 m³	Paint
B	Clear Felling	Ash	0.05 ha	90 yr	6	9 m³	Paint

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Restock with individual trees	Oak	70.59%	0.12 ha	—	11	—
B	Restock with individual trees	Oak	29.41%	0.05 ha	—	6	—

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
STH21_0584 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 625 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_0234_Skelmorlie Mains P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Issued	Proximity 4.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1587_1 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1589_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0292_0766 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.9 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.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Largs Coast Section Site 909 Official SiteLink record for Largs Coast Section ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 7.64 ha	Geographic scope MIXED

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Largs Coast Section

Site 909

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation GEOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 7.64 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 212 617

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 169

Brown earths

Soil association: Dreghorn
Parent material: Raised beach sands and gravels derived from Carboniferous rocks with some Old Red Sandstone material
Landform: Raised beach terraces and mounds with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dreghorn · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-11257 Noddsdale Estate	Location Largs North Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 0.17 ha	Key date Not published
CB101446 Noddsdale Estate	Location Largs North Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 2.44 ha	Decision issued 17 Oct 2012
FPA-9017 Halkshill and Blairpark	Location Largs North Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 26 Apr 2022
FLA02172 No 77 Stakehill	Location Largs North Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 0.26 ha	Key date Not published
FPA-11805 East Renfrewshire Council	Location Newton Mearns East Renfrewshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Approved 11 Feb 2025