FPA-12907

Kilkerran

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Kilkerran Estate
Nearest town: Crosshill
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS301034

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Key dates

Application registered 1 October 2025
Application accepted 1 October 2025
Consultation opens 29 October 2025
Consultation closes 26 November 2025
Decision issued 4 December 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 0.45 ha
Conifer: 0.44 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-12907

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 22 Oct 2025 – 21 Oct 2027
Felling area: 0.45 ha
Estimated volume: 42.5 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.45 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A/S	Clear Felling	Larch	0.44 ha	45 yr	150	37.5 m³	—
A/S	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.01 ha	45 yr	10	5 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A/S	Replant felled Scots pine area	—	88.89%	0.4 ha	2,500	—	—
A/S	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	11.11%	0.05 ha	1,600	—	—

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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 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0796a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0560 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1615_1616 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.9 km 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 3.3 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 301 033

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

National soil map of Scotland

Alluvial soils

Map unit 1

Mineral alluvial soils with peaty alluvial soils

Soil association: Alluvial Soils
Parent material: Recent riverine and lacustrine alluvial deposits
Landform: Flood plains with river terraces and former lake beds

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Alluvial_loamy_wet · 25% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_dry · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_sandy_wet · 20% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_pal · 15% Peaty alluvial soils
Alluvial_loamy_dry · 10% Mineral alluvial soils
Alluvial_silty_clay · 10% Mineral alluvial soils

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9335 Kilkerran Estate	Location Crosshill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 943 m away	Area 7.38 ha	Decision issued 17 Aug 2022
FLA03107 Kilkerran Estate	Location Crosshill, Maybole South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 7.84 ha	Decision issued 5 Jun 2018
CB286156 Kilkerran Estate	Location Crosshill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 12.46 ha	Decision issued 24 Sept 2013
CB335375 Kilkerran	Location Maybole South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.9 km away	Area 45.1 ha	Decision issued 18 Dec 2013
CB127472 Kilkerran Estate	Location Crosshill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 9.93 ha	Decision issued 11 Dec 2012