FPA-12780

Cathcart Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Ayr
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS339163

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 8 August 2025
Application accepted 9 October 2025
Consultation opens 20 November 2025
Consultation closes 19 November 2025
Decision issued 20 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 0.50 ha
Conifer: 0.50 ha

Official source

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FPA-12780

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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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26 Aug 2026, 14:23 BST

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First captured
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: 29 Oct 2025 – 29 Sept 2027
Felling area: 0.5 ha
Estimated volume: 500 m³
Thinning area: 2.71 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 0.5 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Birch Horse chestnut Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
CPT A	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.4 ha	50 yr	500	250 m³	Paint
CPT A	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.1 ha	50 yr	100	50 m³	Paint

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
CPT B	Sitka spruce	2.17 ha	175 m³
CPT B	Mixed conifers	0.54 ha	25 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt A	Replant felled area	Silver birch	35%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt A	Replant felled area	Birch	35%	0.18 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt A	Replant felled area	Horse chestnut	30%	0.15 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
STH21_0498_c Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 396 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_a Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 396 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_b Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 550 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_d Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 701 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0784_b P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 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 338 162

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 150

Brown earths

Soil association: Darleith
Parent material: Drifts derived from basaltic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Darleith · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees