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FPA-13422

South Craig

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town
Hollybush
Local authority
South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS429155

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 20 April 2026
  2. Application accepted 20 April 2026
  3. Consultation opens 7 May 2026
  4. Consultation closes 7 May 2026
  5. Decision issued 17 July 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
5.07 ha
Conifer
5.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-13422

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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 4 August 2026.

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

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Track changes

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  1. Standingwire added data from the PDF

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  2. Status changed

    From
    Under Consideration
    To
    Approved
  3. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Under Consideration

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
16 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029
Felling area
5.07 ha
Estimated volume
1,464 m³
Proposed restocking
5.07 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.39 ha 27 yr 156 m³
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.61 ha 27 yr 244 m³
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.01 ha 38 yr 404 m³
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.97 ha 38 yr 388 m³
5 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.57 ha 20 yr 70 m³
6 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.76 ha 20 yr 152 m³
6 Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.76 ha 20 yr 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled area Scots pine 6.31% 0.32 ha 2,500
1 Create Designed Open Ground 1.38% 0.07 ha
2 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 12.03% 0.61 ha 2,500
3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.92% 1.01 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 12.23% 0.62 ha 2,500
4 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.33% 0.27 ha 1,600
4 Create Designed Open Ground 1.58% 0.08 ha
5 Replant felled area Norway spruce 8.68% 0.44 ha 2,500
5 Create Designed Open Ground 2.56% 0.13 ha
6 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 19.33% 0.98 ha 2,500
6 Replant felled area Mixed native broadleaves 5.13% 0.26 ha 1,600
6 Create Designed Open Ground 5.52% 0.28 ha
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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

STH18_0484_0485_0486

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0479

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.9 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH17_0733_0734_0735_0778_0779_Manroy_Hill

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0480

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.3 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_0325-0566

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 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 429 155

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 291

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Hindsward
Parent material
Drifts derived from Carboniferous sediments and basic igneous rocks
Landform
Undulating lowlands and foothills with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Reidston · 100% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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Status Approved Distance 1.9 km away Area 39.3 ha Approved

Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.