FLA02897

Knockbain

Expired Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Knockbain
Nearest town: Girvan
Local authority: South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX171899

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 29 November 2018
Application accepted 8 February 2018
Consultation opens 28 February 2018
Consultation closes 28 March 2018
Decision issued 6 April 2018

Area

Total area: 42.25 ha
Conifer: 42.25 ha

Official source

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FLA02897

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

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Track changes

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First captured
27 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST

Status when first captured

Expired

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

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
Aldons Hill Site 31 Official SiteLink record for Aldons Hill ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 223 m away	Published area 234.45 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Knockdaw Hill Site 876 Official SiteLink record for Knockdaw Hill ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 720 m away	Published area 387.56 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Millenderdale Site 1158 Official SiteLink record for Millenderdale ↗	Designation GEOLOGICAL	Proximity 821 m away	Published area 1.33 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL
Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill Site 1289 Official SiteLink record for Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill ↗	Designation MIXED	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 521.74 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 170 898

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

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FLA03105 Almont Forest	Location Pinwherry South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 28.5 ha	Decision issued 5 Jun 2018
FLA01813 Almont Forest	Location Pinwherry South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 13.79 ha	Decision issued 20 Jan 2017
FPA-8173 Poundland Farm	Location Colmonell South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 2.7 km away	Area 13.25 ha	Decision issued 17 Nov 2021
FLA02004 Laggansarroch Farm	Location Pinmore South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 3.7 km away	Area 0.57 ha	Decision issued 20 Mar 2017
FLA00514 Boghouse Farm	Location Colmonell South Ayrshire	Status Expired	Distance 4.5 km away	Area 3.08 ha	Decision issued 23 Jul 2015