FPA-12989

Dunston Hill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

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

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Dunston Hill
Nearest town: Polnessan
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NS427130
Total area: 5.49 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 7 November 2025
Application accepted 7 November 2025
Consultation opens 17 November 2025
Consultation closes 15 December 2025
Decision issued 18 December 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12989

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 5.49 ha
Estimated volume: 1,675 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.49 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleavesNorway spruceSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
35	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.13 ha	35 yr	10,500	1,500 m³	—
36	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.13 ha	35 yr	200	75 m³	—
39	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.23 ha	35 yr	500	100 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
35	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	63.57%	3.49 ha	2,500	—	—
35a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	18.94%	1.04 ha	2,500	—	—
35b	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	10.93%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
36	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	2.37%	0.13 ha	1,600	—	—
39	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	4.19%	0.23 ha	1,600	—	—

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9745 South Craig	Location Hollybush South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.2 km away	Area 2.98 ha	Decision issued 29 Aug 2023
FPA-13422 South Craig	Location Hollybush South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 5.07 ha	Approved 17 Jul 2026
FLA01369 Dinwoodie	Location Hollybush South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 3.5 ha	Decision issued 20 Jun 2016
FPA-10591 Drumgrange Farm	Location Patna East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.9 km away	Area 9.23 ha	Decision issued 23 Jun 2023
FLA02582 Rankinston Farm	Location Rankinston East Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.1 km away	Area 1.12 ha	Decision issued 17 Nov 2017

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
21FGS61785 West Broomhill Woodland Creation	Location Ayr East Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 703 m away	Area 39.3 ha	Approved 7 Feb 2022
26FGS93359 Dunston Hill NWC	Location Patna East Ayrshire	Status Open For Comment	Distance 964 m away	Area 28.6 ha	Consultation ends 9 Nov 2026
16FGS10216 Broom Hill Woodland Creation	Location East Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 53.39 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
22FGS68007 Smithston Woodland Creation	Location PATNA East Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 77.63 ha	Approved 15 Mar 2023
22FGS69994 South Craig Woodland Creation	Location HOLLYBUSH South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 2.6 km away	Area 95.5 ha	Approved 7 Dec 2023

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:23 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:46 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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