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FPA-12608

Allanhill Farm and Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Allanhill Farm Woodlands
Nearest town
St. Andrews
Local authority
Fife Council
Conservancy
Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference
NO519141

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 9 June 2025
  2. Application accepted 4 June 2025
  3. Consultation opens 20 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 18 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 21 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 31 March 2029

Area

Total area
1.49 ha
Conifer
0.75 ha
Broadleaf
0.74 ha

Official source

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FPA-12608

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

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    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 – 31 Oct 2026
Felling area
1.49 ha
Estimated volume
917.61 m³
Thinning area
2.55 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
1.49 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Beech Mixed broadleaves Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Scots pine 0.75 ha 75 yr 738 494 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.17 ha 75 yr 175 79 m³
2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.36 ha 120 yr 133 233 m³
3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.13 ha 50 yr 167 33 m³
9 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 50 yr 7 3 m³
T 009 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 25 yr 1 0.14 m³ Green Paint
T 010 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 25 yr 1 0.14 m³ Green Paint
T 165 Felling Individual Trees Beech 0 ha 120 yr 1 7.2 m³ Green Paint
6 Clear Felling Ash 0.05 ha 100 yr 20 23 m³
T 228 Felling Individual Trees Ash 0 ha 100 yr 1 1.56 m³ Green Paint
8 Clear Felling Ash 0.01 ha 100 yr 6 12 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
4 Ash 0.66 ha 1 m³
5 Sycamore 0.5 ha 8 m³
5 Elm 0.08 ha 1 m³
5 Beech 0.04 ha 7 m³
5 Ash 0.91 ha 11 m³
7 Sycamore 0.12 ha 0.98 m³
7 Ash 0.12 ha 1.52 m³
7 Hybrid larch 0.12 ha 1.07 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
2 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.36 ha 1,600
3 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.13 ha 1,600
0 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.02 ha 1,600
T165 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0 ha 1,600
6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.05 ha 1,600
8 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.01 ha 1,600
T228 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0 ha 1,600
1 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.92 ha 1,600
T009 Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0 ha 3
T010 Restock with individual trees Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0 ha 3
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

Site 1467

Official SiteLink record for St Andrews - Craig Hartle
Designation MIXED Proximity 1.6 km away Published area 122.42 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NO 519 141

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 445

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Rowanhill
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sandstones, shales and limestones
Landform
Undulating lowlands and valley sides with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Caprington · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good 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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