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FPA-13476

Kilkerran

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cmp 2
Nearest town
Crosshill
Local authority
South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS284046

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 May 2026
  2. Application accepted 20 May 2026
  3. Consultation opens 23 June 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 June 2026
  5. Decision issued 23 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
12.78 ha
Conifer
11.11 ha
Broadleaf
0.16 ha

Official source

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FPA-13476

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 21 September 2026.

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Open For Comment
    To
    Approved
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Open For Comment

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
25 Jun 2026 – 24 Jun 2028
Felling area
12.78 ha
Estimated volume
3,847.3 m³
Proposed restocking
12.78 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 7.8 ha 72 yr 8,580 2,574 m³
2c Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.09 ha 72 yr 1,199 299.75 m³
2c1 Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.42 ha 72 yr 462 115.5 m³
2d Clear Felling Scots pine 0.89 ha 72 yr 979 244.75 m³
2d1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.99 ha 72 yr 1,089 272.25 m³
2f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.43 ha 72 yr 1,574 314.8 m³
2f Clear Felling Mixed native broadleaves 0.16 ha 72 yr 175 26.25 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cmp 2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 57.43% 7.34 ha 2,500
Cmp 2 Replant felled area Norway spruce 10.88% 1.39 ha 2,500
Cmp 2 Replant felled area Scots pine 15.26% 1.95 ha 2,500
Cmp 2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 6.34% 0.81 ha 1,600
Cmp 2 Create Designed Open Ground 10.09% 1.29 ha
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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

STH18_0521-1268

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity Covers application grid-reference point Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0796a

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 97 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0390_0391_0392_0393 Craigdow Hill

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 1.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0560

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1615_1616

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 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

Roughneuk Quarry

Site 1383

Official SiteLink record for Roughneuk Quarry
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 1.5 km away Published area 0.32 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 284 045

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 229

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.