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FPA-12564

Auchenlongford

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Auchenlonford/Upper Heilar
Nearest town
Sorn
Local authority
East Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS606288

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 19 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 30 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 27 August 2025
  5. Decision issued 27 October 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
77.00 ha
Conifer
77.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-12564

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

Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Track changes

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  2. First captured

    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 Aug 2025 – 1 Mar 2027
Felling area
77 ha
Estimated volume
25,673 m³
Proposed restocking
77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 14.33 ha 31 yr 23,276 5,078 m³ White Tape
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 13.9 ha 31 yr 20,746 4,526 m³ White Tape
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 17.16 ha 31 yr 28,028 6,115 m³ White Tape
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 20.57 ha 31 yr 35,662 7,780 m³ White Tape
6 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 1.67 ha 31 yr 3,674 584 m³ White Tape
7 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 5.59 ha 31 yr 4,466 993 m³ White Tape
13 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 3.78 ha 54 yr 2,490 597 m³ White Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2d Replant felled area Sitka spruce 13.74% 10.58 ha 2,500
3a,b,e Replant felled area Norway spruce 12.25% 9.43 ha 2,500
4a,b Replant felled area Sitka spruce 16.55% 12.74 ha 2,500
6a,b,l Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.4% 16.48 ha 2,500
6c Replant felled area Norway spruce 1.06% 0.82 ha 2,500
6j Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.75% 0.58 ha 1,600
7e,d Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.64% 2.03 ha 2,500
13e Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.78% 0.6 ha 1,600
2i Create Designed Open Ground 4.87% 3.75 ha
3h,i Create Designed Open Ground 5.81% 4.47 ha
4i,j Create Designed Open Ground 5.74% 4.42 ha
6s Create Designed Open Ground 5.66% 4.36 ha
7k,g Create Designed Open Ground 4.62% 3.56 ha
13f Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 0.9% 0.69 ha 1,600
13a Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 3.23% 2.49 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

STH19_1022

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 899 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_1251

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0531

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - Hybrid

Status Closed Proximity 3.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH19_1042

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.0 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0578

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.4 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 449 m away Published area 19,154 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 605 288

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 436

Peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Reppoch
Parent material
Drifts derived from Downtonian sandstones and shales
Landform
Depressions and foothills with gentle slopes: slightly rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Reppoch · 50% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 50% Dystrophic blanket Peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited 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.