FPA-8176

Balacava

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Balacava Wood
Nearest town: Girvan
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX185949

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 May 2021
Application accepted 26 May 2021
Consultation opens 21 July 2021
Consultation closes 18 August 2021
Decision issued 2 September 2021

Area

Total area: 6.26 ha
Conifer: 5.76 ha
Broadleaf: 0.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-8176

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First archived 27 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.

First captured
27 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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
Byne Hill Site 280 Official SiteLink record for Byne Hill ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 463 m away	Published area 8.61 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill Site 1289 Official SiteLink record for Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.0 km away	Published area 521.74 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Girvan to Ballantrae Coast Section Site 690 Official SiteLink record for Girvan to Ballantrae Coast Section ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.0 km away	Published area 86.53 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Laggan Burn Site 894 Official SiteLink record for Laggan Burn ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 2.6 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 184 948

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 265

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Glenalmond
Parent material: Drifts derived mainly from sandstones of Lower Old Red Sandstone age
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.

Glenalmond · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8001 Enoch Farm	Location Girvan South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 4 ha	Decision issued 14 Jun 2021
FPA-12590 Camregan Farm	Location Girvan South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.9 km away	Area 11.15 ha	Approved 7 Aug 2025
FLA03369 Camregan Farm	Location Girvan South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 5.1 km away	Area 8.76 ha	Decision issued 11 Sept 2018
FLA02897 Knockbain	Location Girvan South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 42.25 ha	Decision issued 6 Apr 2018
FLA02004 Laggansarroch Farm	Location Pinmore South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 5.3 km away	Area 0.57 ha	Decision issued 20 Mar 2017