FPA-8226

Balbougie Farm

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Balbougie Farm
Nearest town: Dalgety Bay
Local authority: Fife Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT149841

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 17 June 2021
Application accepted 17 June 2021
Consultation opens 29 June 2021
Consultation closes 27 July 2021
Decision issued 2 August 2021

Area

Total area: 0.80 ha
Broadleaf: 0.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-8226

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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, 14:24 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
Firth of Forth Site 8163 Official SiteLink record for Firth of Forth ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.4 km away	Published area 7,435.48 ha	Geographic scope MIXED
Otterston Loch Site 1261 Official SiteLink record for Otterston Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 18.22 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Firth of Forth

Site 8163

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.4 km away

Published area 7,435.48 ha

Geographic scope MIXED

Otterston Loch

Site 1261

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 18.22 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 149 841

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 444

Brown earths

Soil association: Rowanhill
Parent material: Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Macmerry · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F1 Excellent flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-8031 Fife Council lands at Dalgety Bay railway station	Location Dalgety Bay Fife	Status Expired	Distance 300 m away	Area 0.26 ha	Decision issued 2 Aug 2021
FPA-7615 South Lodge Farm	Location Dalgety Bay Fife	Status Expired	Distance 728 m away	Area 0.97 ha	Decision issued 2 Aug 2021
FLA01463 Kirkford Plantation	Location Dalgety Bay Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.77 ha	Decision issued 20 Oct 2016
CB468338 Barns Farm	Location Dalgety Bay Fife	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 6.76 ha	Decision issued 30 Sept 2014
FLA02389 Northcliff House	Location North Queensferry Fife	Status Expired	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 0.59 ha	Decision issued 6 Nov 2017