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FPA-10268

National Forest Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Skares
Nearest town
New Cumnock
Local authority
East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS528173

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 21 December 2022
  2. Application accepted 21 December 2022
  3. Consultation opens 19 January 2023
  4. Consultation closes 16 February 2023
  5. Decision issued 27 February 2023
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
0.50 ha
Conifer
0.50 ha

Official source

Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.

FPA-10268

Find FPA-10268 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗

The licence covers the register data; attached maps, images and applicant documents may have separate rights.

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.

  1. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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 147 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0802_A Skares

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 272 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_0298 Knockdunder

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0399 Auchline Rig

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_1025

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 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 528 173

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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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.

Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-11326 Skares Wood Location

Skares

East Ayrshire

Status Expired Distance 224 m away Area 2.98 ha Decision issued
FPA-11755 North Kyle Forest Block Location

Skares

East Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 2.5 km away Area 2.67 ha Key date Not published
CB22586 Dumfries House Estate Location

Auchinleck

East Ayrshire

Status Expired Distance 3.0 km away Area 0.7 ha Decision issued
CB335425 Auchlin Rig Location

Ochiltree

East Ayrshire

Status Expired Distance 3.3 km away Area 36.42 ha Decision issued
FLA01913 The Great Steward of Scotland's Dumfries House Trust Location

Cumnock

East Ayrshire

Status Expired Distance 3.4 km away Area 0.62 ha Decision issued

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

Nearby records

Nearby woodland creation applications

Within 10 km
Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
18FGS31078 Garlaff Woodland Creation Location

East Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 33.23 ha Approved
21FGS60066 Milzeoch NWC Location

Cumnock

East Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 2.3 km away Area 45.12 ha Approved
19FGS40183 Greenfield Woodland Creation Location

CUMNOCK

East Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 2.8 km away Area 13.23 ha Approved
19FGS39343 Newfield Planting 2 Location

CUMNOCK

East Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 3.4 km away Area 8.18 ha Key date Not published
18FGS30341 Muirdyke Woodland Creation Location

East Ayrshire

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 16.16 ha Approved

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