FPA-12729

Dornal

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dornal
Nearest town: Barrhill
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX282781

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Key dates

Application registered 21 July 2025
Application accepted 21 July 2025
Consultation opens 3 September 2025
Consultation closes 3 September 2025
Decision issued 5 September 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 7.96 ha
Conifer: 5.53 ha
Broadleaf: 2.43 ha

Official source

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FPA-12729

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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

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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: 15 Aug 2025 – 14 Aug 2028
Felling area: 7.96 ha
Estimated volume: 2,460 m³
Proposed restocking: 7.96 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Hybrid larch Mixed broadleaves Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	4.07 ha	45 yr	—	1,700 m³	—
A	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	1.39 ha	45 yr	—	270 m³	—
A	Clear Felling	Mixed native broadleaves	1.04 ha	45 yr	—	140 m³	—
B	Clear Felling	Hybrid larch	1.46 ha	33 yr	—	350 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
A	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	51.13%	4.07 ha	2,500	—	—
A	Replant felled Mixed broadleaves area	—	15.95%	1.27 ha	1,600	—	—
A	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	14.57%	1.16 ha	1,600	—	—
B	Replant felled Norway spruce area	—	18.34%	1.46 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
UK/PH/AH/26072012a P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 28 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/30112011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 658 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/29112011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 851 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
UK/PH/IM/03112011 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0463_Garizle P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.2 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 282 780

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 211

Dystrophic semi-confined peat with brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Drumlins with intervening simple and complex gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Semi-confined peat · 70% Dystrophic semi-confined peat
Linhope · 30% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

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Within 10 km

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