FPA-12496

Newark Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Ayr
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NS318170

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Key dates

Application registered 24 April 2025
Application accepted 28 April 2025
Consultation opens 28 August 2025
Consultation closes 27 August 2025
Decision issued 1 September 2025
Restocking due 30 July 2029

Area

Total area: 1.05 ha
Conifer: 0.91 ha
Broadleaf: 0.14 ha

Official source

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FPA-12496

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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, 21:44 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:51 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: 1 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2026
Felling area: 1.05 ha
Estimated volume: 445 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.05 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.6 ha	45 yr	660	330 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Larch	0.11 ha	45 yr	121	60 m³	n/a
2	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.04 ha	45 yr	44	20 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	45 yr	50	25 m³	n/a
3	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.1 ha	45 yr	15	10 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	71.43%	0.75 ha	1,600	—	—
3	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	28.57%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—

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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
STH21_0499 Newark P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 196 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_d Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_a Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_b Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.7 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0498_c Nether Auchendrane P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.9 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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 318 169

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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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-10847 Newark	Location Ayr South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 300 m away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 14 Sept 2023
FPA-6876 Blairston	Location Ayr South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.1 km away	Area 2.28 ha	Decision issued 20 Feb 2020
FLA01937 Ilios	Location Ayr South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.6 km away	Area 0.08 ha	Decision issued 3 Mar 2017
FLA02467 Blairston Mains	Location Ayr South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 5.2 ha	Decision issued 17 Nov 2017
FPA-8294 Auchendrane 1	Location Alloway South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 0.3 ha	Decision issued 18 Nov 2021