FPA-12516

Berryhill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Newburgh
Local authority: Fife Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NO253151

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 1 May 2025
Application accepted 29 April 2025
Consultation opens 5 November 2025
Consultation closes 4 November 2025
Decision issued 5 November 2025
Restocking due 31 March 2030

Area

Total area: 2.72 ha
Conifer: 2.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-12516

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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, 21:39 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:48 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: 31 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2028
Felling area: 2.72 ha
Estimated volume: 998 m³
Thinning area: 6.1 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 2.72 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Grand fir Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Norway spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Selective Felling	Norway spruce	0.42 ha	35 yr	200	80 m³	—
2	Selective Felling	Grand fir	0.1 ha	35 yr	70	28 m³	—
3	Selective Felling	Grand fir	0.3 ha	35 yr	300	120 m³	—
4	Selective Felling	Grand fir	0.7 ha	35 yr	900	360 m³	—
5	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	1.1 ha	35 yr	200	80 m³	—
6	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.1 ha	35 yr	80	30 m³	—

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
7	Sitka spruce	6.1 ha	300 m³	2,500	1,800

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	20%	0.42 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—
3	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	1.1 ha	2,500	—	—
6	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	100%	0.1 ha	2,500	—	—

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Protected places

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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
Black Loch (Abdie) Site 213 Official SiteLink record for Black Loch (Abdie) ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 581 m away	Published area 7.38 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Lindores Loch Site 936 Official SiteLink record for Lindores Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.4 km away	Published area 53.9 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Black Loch (Abdie)

Site 213

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Designation MIXED

Proximity 581 m away

Published area 7.38 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Lindores Loch

Site 936

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.4 km away

Published area 53.9 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 253 151

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 472

Brown earths

Soil association: Sourhope
Parent material: Drifts derived from Old Red Sandstone intermediate lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Sourhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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CB384837 Pitcarlie House	Location Auctermuchty and Newburgh Fife	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 2.19 ha	Decision issued 16 Apr 2014
FPA-13405 Lindores Farm	Location Lindores Fife	Status Approved	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Approved 1 Jul 2026
FLA00862 Pitcairlie Farm	Location Auchtermuchty Fife	Status Expired	Distance 2.0 km away	Area 2.04 ha	Decision issued 15 Feb 2016
FPA-10475 Braeside of Lindores Farm	Location Newburgh Fife	Status Expired	Distance 2.8 km away	Area 7.5 ha	Decision issued 30 May 2023