FPA-12676

Westoun

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Westoun
Nearest town: Sorn
Local authority: East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS574269

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 2 July 2025
Application accepted 2 July 2025
Consultation opens 11 August 2025
Consultation closes 8 September 2025
Decision issued 11 September 2025
Restocking due 11 August 2029

Area

Total area: 0.23 ha
Conifer: 0.22 ha
Broadleaf: 0.01 ha

Official source

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FPA-12676

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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, 21:43 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:50 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027
Felling area: 0.23 ha
Estimated volume: 134.4 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.23 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed broadleaves

Proposed restocking species

Aspen Hazel Rowan Silver birch Sycamore Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
7	Clear Felling	Larch	0.22 ha	30 yr	440	132 m³	N/A
7	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.01 ha	30 yr	8	2.4 m³	N/A

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
7r1	Replant felled area	Sycamore	56.52%	0.13 ha	2,500	—	—
7r1	Replant felled area	Aspen	8.7%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	—
7r1	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	8.7%	0.02 ha	2,500	—	—
7r2	Replant felled area	Silver birch	4.35%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
7r2	Replant felled area	Rowan	4.35%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
7r2	Replant felled area	Hazel	4.35%	0.01 ha	1,600	—	—
7r3	Create Designed Open Ground	—	13.04%	0.03 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
STH23_0578 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0808 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0531 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - Hybrid	Status Closed	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_1042 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0532_0533 Sorn P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 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
Muirkirk Uplands Site 8166 Official SiteLink record for Muirkirk Uplands ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.8 km away	Published area 19,154 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Muirkirk Uplands

Site 8166

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation MIXED

Proximity 1.8 km away

Published area 19,154 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 574 269

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 467

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Sorn
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Sorn · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees