FPA-12863

Arecleoch

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: Markhill/Chirmorie Wind Farm
Nearest town: Barhill
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Forestry administration: South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NX211786
Total area: 5.69 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 10 September 2025
Application accepted 13 October 2025
Consultation opens 15 October 2025
Consultation closes 11 November 2025
Decision issued 12 November 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12863

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
Felling area: 5.69 ha
Estimated volume: 0 m³
Proposed restocking: 5.69 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

AspenOakRowanSitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
All	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.69 ha	40 yr	10,000	—	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Map 1 - Blue	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	8.26%	0.47 ha	2,500	—	—
Map 1 - Blue	Create Designed Open Ground	—	8.61%	0.49 ha	—	—	—
Map 1 - Green	Replant felled area	Aspen	17.22%	0.98 ha	1,600	—	—
Map 1 - Green	Replant felled area	Rowan	17.22%	0.98 ha	1,600	—	—
Map 1 - Green	Replant felled area	Oak	17.4%	0.99 ha	1,600	—	—
Map 3 - Alternative Area	Plant an alternative area	Sitka spruce	31.28%	1.78 ha	2,500	—	Posso Farm NT193336

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
FLA00729 Laggish	Location Barrhill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.1 km away	Area 6.17 ha	Decision issued 14 Oct 2015
FLA02185 Chirmorie Farm	Location Barrhill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.5 km away	Area 0.1 ha	Decision issued 24 Aug 2017
FLA02010 The Oaks	Location Barrhill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.5 km away	Area 0.8 ha	Decision issued 3 Apr 2017
FLA00402 Arnsheen Park	Location Barrhill South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 0.12 ha	Decision issued 12 May 2015
FPA-8050 National Forest Estate	Location Barrhill Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 35.54 ha	Decision issued 18 Nov 2021

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
21FGS58185 ML Wilson New Woodland Creation	Location Barrhill South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 33.02 ha	Approved 17 Feb 2022
23FGS76756 Blair Hill New Woodland Creation	Location Barrhill South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 4.6 km away	Area 22.48 ha	Approved 14 May 2024
16FGS04674 Artnoch woodland creation	Location South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 5.2 km away	Area 101.8 ha	Approved 29 Nov 2018
23FGS72873 Pinwherry Hill NWC	Location Pinwherry South Ayrshire	Status Under Consideration	Distance 6.5 km away	Area 93.81 ha	Key date Not published
21FGS58243 Markhill Farms New Woodland Creation 2021	Location Pinwherry South Ayrshire	Status Approved	Distance 6.6 km away	Area 36.68 ha	Approved 17 Feb 2022

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, 06:25 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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