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FPA-12658

Auchenfoyle Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Auchenfoyle Farm Shelterbelts
Nearest town
Port Glasgow
Local authority
Inverclyde Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS315713

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 25 June 2025
  2. Application accepted 25 June 2025
  3. Consultation opens 12 November 2025
  4. Consultation closes 11 November 2025
  5. Decision issued 12 November 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area
18.47 ha
Conifer
10.97 ha
Broadleaf
0.03 ha

Official source

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FPA-12658

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

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    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
31 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2030
Felling area
18.47 ha
Estimated volume
9,670 m³
Thinning area
0.28 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
18.47 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.54 ha 32 yr 750 265 m³
1a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.13 ha 32 yr 110 35 m³
1b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 32 yr 50 15 m³
2a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.42 ha 32 yr 500 200 m³
2a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.11 ha 32 yr 100 25 m³
3a Clear Felling Norway spruce 2.29 ha 45 yr 3,000 1,200 m³
4a Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.68 ha 34 yr 2,200 650 m³
4b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.46 ha 34 yr 600 180 m³
5a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.32 ha 31 yr 1,700 750 m³
6a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.7 ha 36 yr 950 420 m³
6a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.04 ha 36 yr 35 10 m³
6b Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.28 ha 36 yr 1,500 450 m³
7a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.41 ha 36 yr 1,900 940 m³
8a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.34 ha 31 yr 450 190 m³
8b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.46 ha 31 yr 620 260 m³
9a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.53 ha 36 yr 700 320 m³
9b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.72 ha 36 yr 850 440 m³
9c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.28 ha 36 yr 330 170 m³
9d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.02 ha 36 yr 20 10 m³
10a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.65 ha 31 yr 850 370 m³
10a Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.03 ha 31 yr 15 5 m³
11a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.74 ha 35 yr 900 450 m³
11b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.69 ha 31 yr 950 430 m³
12a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.57 ha 41 yr 600 290 m³
13a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.86 ha 41 yr 1,000 390 m³
14a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.99 ha 36 yr 1,300 650 m³
14a Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.26 ha 36 yr 240 70 m³
14a Clear Felling Lodgepole pine 0.07 ha 36 yr 30 10 m³
14b Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.45 ha 36 yr 600 300 m³
15a Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.21 ha 36 yr 200 70 m³
15b Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.12 ha 36 yr 100 35 m³
11y Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.06 ha 33 yr 60 30 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
3b Norway spruce 0.28 ha 40 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.57% 0.67 ha 2,500
1b Create Designed Open Ground 0.21% 0.04 ha
2a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 2.83% 0.53 ha 2,500
3a Replant felled area Norway spruce 12.21% 2.29 ha 2,500
4a Replant felled area Norway spruce 8.96% 1.68 ha 2,500
4b Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.45% 0.46 ha 2,500
5a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.04% 1.32 ha 2,500
6a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.95% 0.74 ha 2,500
6b Replant felled area Norway spruce 6.83% 1.28 ha 2,500
7a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.52% 1.41 ha 2,500
8a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.81% 0.34 ha 2,500
8b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 2.45% 0.46 ha 2,500
9a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 2.83% 0.53 ha 2,500
9b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.84% 0.72 ha 2,500
9c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 1.49% 0.28 ha 2,500
9d Create Designed Open Ground 0.11% 0.02 ha
10a Replant felled area Norway spruce 3.63% 0.68 ha 2,500
11a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.95% 0.74 ha 2,500
11b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 3.68% 0.69 ha 2,500
12a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.76% 0.33 ha 1,600
13z Create Designed Open Ground 2.29% 0.43 ha
14a Replant felled area Sitka spruce 7.04% 1.32 ha 2,500
14b Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.87% 0.35 ha 1,600
15a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 1.12% 0.21 ha 1,600
15b Create Designed Open Ground 0.64% 0.12 ha
11y Create Designed Open Ground 0.32% 0.06 ha
12z Create Designed Open Ground 1.28% 0.24 ha
13a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 2.29% 0.43 ha 1,600
14y Create Designed Open Ground 0.53% 0.1 ha
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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

STH22_0584_c Lawpark 2 [C]

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0584_b Lawpark 2 (B)

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.2 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0583

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0589 Finlaystone

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0954_A

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.9 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Renfrewshire Heights

Site 8666

Official SiteLink record for Renfrewshire Heights
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 8,947.55 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 315 713

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

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

  • Darleith · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.